Word: guilds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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From all the fuss, you would have thought it was a theft of the Elgin Marbles or the rape of the Sabine women. "Criminal mutilation," says Woody Allen. "Artistic desecration," says the Directors Guild of America. "Cultural vandalism," says the Western branch of the Writers Guild of America. Not since Ingrid Bergman was run out of town on a morals charge has Hollywood been & in such a pious fit. Directors, actors, critics, even the odd editorialist, have risen as one to denounce the depredations of -- colorization...
...guardians of the culture are not pleased. The Screen Actors Guild, the American Film Institute and the American Society of Cinematographers have denounced the practice. John Huston has suggested a boycott of products advertised on TV showings of colorized movies. The Directors Guild is looking for legal ways to block colorization. Its British counterpart has simply called on the government to outlaw it. Conspiracy to colorize: three years to life...
...Axelrod go even further, suggesting that doctors should be periodically reviewed when their licenses come up for renewal. Though most doctors would probably balk at such a measure, the profession as a whole would gain rather than lose stature, says Axelrod. "We've got to get away from the guild mentality--members banding together to protect themselves. Such an attitude is antithetical to our responsibility as physicians...
...planned a $300,000 promotion campaign, and will swamp stores with a first printing of 750,000 copies. Featuring an introduction and afterword by Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, the Harvard psychiatrist and script adviser on Cosby's hit TV series, the 192-page parental primer is already a Literary Guild selection. A new comedy album, called Those of You With or Without Children, You'll Understand, will be released shortly, to boost and be boosted by the book...
...played a passionate kissing scene with Hudson on the popular TV series. Though no case of AIDS has ever been traced to kissing, the virus is sometimes present in saliva. This has prompted some actors to express concern about playing love scenes. Last week the Screen Actors Guild addressed the touchy matter by asking that movie producers notify performers in advance if their roles call for open-mouth kisses. Any actor not so advised before signing a contract may refuse to play the scene, without financial penalty. "We are not saying kissing is dangerous," stressed SAG Executive Dean Santora. "This...