This has been making the rounds... About the life of an assistant in hollywood...

Enjoy...

As many of you know, there's a lot of talk/anxiety swirling in Hollywood over the looming Writer's Strike. For those of you not in the know, the Writer's Guild of America West (WGAw), recently took a "strike authorization vote" giving the WGA Board the power to call a strike after the current contract runs out on October 31st. Although there are many areas of disagreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), perhaps the WGA's central issue is Internet residuals.

Craig Mazin, writer of "Scary Movie 3", "SM 4", and "SM 5", along with Ted Elliot, writer of "Pirates of the Caribbean", have a bloggish-site called ArtfulWriter, which has recently become a hotbed of discussion among writers and interested observers. If you're interested in the strike, check out that site, as well as Nikki Fink's Deadline Hollywood Daily. Don't forget the WGA, AMPTP, and of course Variety and the Hollywood Reporter.

To those of you working on masterpieces sure to gain much-deserved international recognition-- be ready. The time will come when you hear your name called out from the podium at the Kodak Theater, and as you step up to accept your Oscar, you must be prepared. Videojug has prepared this helpful video called "How To Accept An Oscar" with tips to make your acceptance speech the best it can be. Enjoy!

In a world... where voiceovers are delivered without mercy... five men in one Lincoln towncar must face off as never before... to learn the true meaning of... "gravely". And maybe even learn something about themselves. Greatness must be recognized. Prepare yourself for... Funny stuff.

Well, last night I had the chance to see an advanced screening of Return of the King. Interested in my review? Read below. (Note-- there will be spoilers, so if you want your experience pure and unspoilt, don't read.)

With Finding Nemo coming out today, it seems like a particularly good time to ask this question. Many have said that with films like Shrek, Toy Story, and Ice Age, computers have rung the death knell for traditional hand drawn animation. Others say that once the novelty of 3D wears off, they will exist side-by-side. With more and more studios transitioning to 3D and laying off 2D animators, is the age of hand-drawn cartoons ending? Or will the two exist side-by-side? Check out the new poll.