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    The Motion Picture Sound Editors waive member dues in response to SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes

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    Mark A. Lanza
    HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --

    In consideration of the ongoing strikes by SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, the board of the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) has voted unanimously to waive dues payments for its members for the current year. As with other below-the-line talent, sound editors have been profoundly impacted by the stoppage of film and television production. The board is making this gesture in support of its members, many of whom are currently out of work, and to help them avoid having to make the difficult choice of maintaining their membership while experiencing economic hardship.

    “We want our members to remain actively involved in our organization, and able to attend our educational seminars, Sound Advice webinars, and other events,” said MPSE president Mark A. Lanza. “We want our members to continue to hone their skills so that, once the strikes are settled, they can return to work at the top of their game as premier sound artists. Our mission is to promote our members and the craft of entertainment sound. Waiving dues at this challenging time is fully in keeping with that mission.”

    MPSE is not union affiliated and has no position on the strike but they look forward to a quick and amicable resolution so that all parties can return to the work they love.

    MPSE members who have not paid 2023-2024 membership dues will have them waived. Members who have already paid will have their dues credited to the following year.

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    Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan chat fame and friendship during BFI chat

    Wednesday, December 18, 2024
    Saoirse Ronan, left, and Timothee Chalamet pose for photographers upon arrival at the photo call for an 'In Conversation' event at the BFI Southbank, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

    Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan may be juggling multiple releases and busy schedules, but the bright young stars managed to reunite on Wednesday in London for a conversation at the British Film Institute.

    The former co-stars met on Greta Gerwig's 2017 high school film "Lady Bird" and were paired up again several years later in her adaptation of "Little Women."

    Though professionally their lives have taken them in different directions, they've remained friends and will "dip back in every few years" to catch up, Ronan said.

    "That is what is so beautiful about this point in our lives, we're really lucky that the two of us are doing really well and our paths can continue to cross," Ronan added, as her husband, Jack Lowden supported from the audience.

    Both had busy years appearing in multiple film releases that are now vying for awards recognition.

    Chalamet took on the role of Bob Dylan in James Mangold's "A Complete Unknown," which is out Christmas day, and Ronan played a young alcoholic who tries to escape the depths of her addiction by moving home to the Orkney Islands in Scotland in "The Outrun."

    Chalamet also stepped back into the role of Paul Atreides in the epic sci-fi "Dune: Part Two," and Ronan starred in Steve McQueen's "Blitz."

    The audience watched back-to-back scenes of the collaborations with Gerwig. Chalamet quipped that a "Lady Bird scene is a lot better than I remember it being!"

    The conversation then shifted to their relationship with fame.

    Chalamet said it's the "most boring thing to talk about in my life."

    Ronan agreed: "I just pretended that all of that doesn't exist."

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