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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:41 PM
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The Oscars and the UNION
Tonights Academy Awards were written by members of the Writers Guild of America.

Every tune was played by members of the American Federation of Musicians.

The nominees and award winners are members of the Screen Actor's Guild.

And the wonderful kids in the PS 22 Chorus are directed by a member of the American Federation of Teachers.

(Please add to this list if I left any out.)
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:42 PM
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1. k&r
local 257 AFM
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Smarmie Doofus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:43 PM
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2. K, R, and the kids were great, BTW. n/t
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:48 PM
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4. the kids were great, but deserved better sound intervention...
There should have been at least some microphones or other interventional help with the acoustics. Granted, I was watching on a shitty little tv, but it certainly seemed that way to me.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:55 PM
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5. I agree
I was also livid that they weren't on till the very end. I feel so sorry for their classmates back in NY waiting to see them. Poor kids didn't see them till almost midnight in NY.
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:47 PM
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3. Hair, Make-up, Cameras, Director, Musicians...
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:55 PM
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6. Yes. Thank you.
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:57 PM
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7. plenty of teamsters doing set up, take down, and work behind the scenes, I'm sure
:kick:
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nosmokes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:07 AM
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12. teamsters driving trucks perhaps, but inside the theatre it was all members of
IATSE:International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion picture machine Operators of the US and Canada. Stagehnds local #33. and other assorted riffraff.Hi brothers and sisters:hi:
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:08 AM
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13. excellent! thanks for the info
:bounce:

:toast:
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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 01:36 AM
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19. They do an amazing job!
One of the most fun parts of seeing the show live is watching them hustle those set changes during the breaks. Wow! Great design and implementation and no room for error.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:58 PM
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8. One of my fave tweets
@shannynmoore: WHO TAUGHT THOSE KIDS TO SING? Teachers, that's who. Teachers. #oscars #wiunion
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:07 AM
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11. Yes!!!!
And that man is an extraordinarily talented teacher.
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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 01:34 AM
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18. YES!!! NT
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RufusTFirefly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 11:59 PM
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9. Ironic that the Oscars were started as an attempt to halt further formation of Hollywood unions
Edited on Mon Feb-28-11 12:06 AM by RufusTFirefly
You can look it up.

Film Reference

It was a rather cynical ploy. A sort of "company union."

Luckily -- I might add -- it failed for the most part.
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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:09 AM
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14. Thanks, that was interesting, I didn't know about it.
Edited on Mon Feb-28-11 12:09 AM by cui bono
Makes sense (that they would want to do that) since in those days actors and directors were under contract with studios so the studio really dictated what they could and could not do and I'm sure they wanted to keep it that way.
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RufusTFirefly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:20 AM
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17. You're welcome
Edited on Mon Feb-28-11 12:26 AM by RufusTFirefly
It's interesting that a ceremony known primarily for its glitter and gowns and overlong speeches is not nearly as banal and benign as it seems.

The same Louis B. Mayer played a major role in defeating Upton Sinclair's California gubernatorial bid, employing the full power of Hollywood as a potent pro-business, anti-labor propaganda tool.

I highly recommend Greg Mitchell's Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair's Race for Governor of California and the Birth of Media Politics
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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:02 AM
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10. Editing was union. Local 700!!!
:hi:
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The Nexus Donating Member (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:16 AM
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15. Or what the cons say "overpaid hacks"
:tinfoilhat:
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-11 12:19 AM
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16. Being a con can be terribly confusing mentally.
What they meant to say was, "Overpaid, conservative talk-radio buffoons."
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