Hollywood Week: Heat Wave Strikes Picket Lines, Concerts/Box Office, Randy Meisner, Sinead O’Connor
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- Category: Entertainment News
- Published on Saturday, 29 July 2023 12:41
- Written by Janet Walker
As creative unions SAG-AFTRA and the WGA continue striking for better conditions and livable wages, the heat dome driving temperatures to a shocking 110-degrees in New York City, organizers suspended the picket lines for safety concerns.
The writer's strike has postponed the Emmy Awards scheduled for September. "The 75th Emmy Awards will be postponed because of the strikes, according to a person briefed on the plans. The ceremony, originally planned for Sept. 18, does not yet have a new date but will most likely be moved to January, the person said," reported The New York Times.
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Bryan Cranston addressed SAG-AFTRA supporters with a fiery message to Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, who has emerged with comments made to CNBC, during the Billionaires retreat, which branded the unions as unreasonable.
"We've got a message for Mr. Iger. I know, sir, that you look [at] things through a different lens. We don't expect you to understand who we are. But we ask you to hear us, and beyond that to listen to us when we tell you we will not be having our jobs taken away and given to robots. We will not have you take away our right to work and earn a decent living. And lastly, and most importantly, we will not allow you to take away our dignity! We are union through and through, all the way to the end!," reported mymodernmet.com.
Summer Box Office Brings Small Relief to Theater Owners
The box office explosion that the "Barbenheimer" release weekend generated has carried over into a second weekend with projected box office receipt for the pair plus the release of Disney's "Haunted Mansion" to a total of 145million.
The Barbie Phenomena, which has painted the world pink, is expected to reach $700million total by the end of a ten-day run, making it the first film of the summer to cross the billion-dollar global benchmark.
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Summer Concert Tours Return
Fans around the world are reveling in the traditional concert series that have headliners Beyonce and Taylor Swift as both are shaking stages from LA to New York and across Europe.
Beyonce Renaissance World Tour, which has been blowing up social media, since its beginning in May 2023 as the master performer has introduced global audiences to "her bloodline," 11-year-old Blue Ivy Carter, who has become her own internet sensation.
Taylor Swift has also been selling out audiences on her Eras World Tour which began back in February in Tokyo. Her recent performances in Seattle shook Lumen stadium with such strength it generated a 2.3 seismic activity reported by local seismologists who are on duty to observe any changes or possible tremblors in the region.
"It's certainly the biggest concert we've had in a while," said Mouse Reusch, a seismologist at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, which monitors earthquake activity in the Pacific Northwest. "We're talking about 70,000 people and all the music and paraphernalia associated with the concert," The New York Times reported.
Summer is here and the concert season is coming to a town near you.
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Randy Meisner, Original member of The Eagles, Dies
Randy Meisner, one of the original bandmembers of the 1970s and 80s rock band The Eagles, died this week. He was 77.
Meisner, who along with Glenn Fry, Don Henley, and Bernie Leadon, formed the band at the height of what has been called the music industry's Golden Era. After signing with David Geffen's new label Asylum, the band went on the incredible success with their combination of southern rock ballads and arts mirroring life mixed with electric guitar and synthesizer sounds.
Meisner who wrote and sang the number one hit, "Take it to the Limit" was himself someone who wrestled with fame, and the song's lyrics mirrored his own struggles, the loneliness of the rock star that the world assumes is the trade off for living the dream where the gaps are filled with nameless encounters followed by a variety of anesthetizing methods that always wear off.
Touring began to take its toll on the Meisner, which resulted in name calling and a disintegration of the band's dedication and unity. Meisner officially quit the band in 1980, after leaving due to exhaustion three years earlier. His last appearance with The Eagles was during the 1998 Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
"The bassist and vocalist passed away in Los Angeles Wednesday night due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the band announced on its website Thursday. "Randy was an integral part of the Eagles and instrumental in the early success of the band. His vocal range was astonishing, as is evident on his signature ballad, 'Take It to the Limit,'" the statement read,"' reported The New York Post.
Meisner is survived by three children. No further information is available.
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Sinead O'Connor, Troubled Irish Singer, Dies
Sinead O'Connor, the Dublin born political activist and singer/songwriter, died this week in her home in London. She was 56.
O'Connor, who become a household name in 1990 with her biggest selling solo, "Nothing Compares to You," which sold 7million copies worldwide. She used the fame to politicizes the then hushed up pedophile secrets of the Catholic church.
She vocalized her struggles with fame, and mental health, throughout her career and even stigmatizing herself with later life religious choices.
During the height of her fame, she was invited as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, the long running late night comedy show, and she made a career defining move, tearing up a picture of the Pope, and declaring "stop child abuse."
She was immediately banned from ever returning as the political climate had yet to recognize the violence associated with the decades of criminal actions covered up the Catholic church.
Her career suffered for her convictions that were later discovered to be true. The death of her son, Shane, 17, one year ago and her vocal mental health struggles, are believed to have contributed to her death.
Police in London have stated her death was not being treated as suspicious, which can mean the singer did not take her own life. Quite possibly she died of broken heart syndrome.
O'Connor is survived by three children, and one grandchild. Funeral arrangements are pending.
