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...began last week with the arrest of a leading German executive on suspicion of tax evasion. Now Germany is enthralled by a tale of unbridled greed that offers as much drama as any Hollywood thriller could - but with possibly far greater political consequences. Prosecutors have said that further probes are under way into the tax affairs of hundreds of individuals suspected of funneling millions of euros into anonymous bank accounts in Liechtenstein under the radar of German tax authorities. The targets are thought to include some of Germany's wealthiest and most prominent citizens...
Cecilia M. Miniucchi. a graduate of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, is the anti-Hollywood director that so many independent filmmakers aspire to be. A critically lauded documentary filmmaker, Miniucchi screened her debut feature film “Expired” at the Harvard Film Archive (HFA) last weekend. Despite her first-time role as writer and director, Miniucchi reveals her technical and spiritual divergence from mainstream film and her acute cultural consciousness.A love story with the soul of a documentary, “Expired” follows two parking enforcement officers through Miniucchi’s vision...
When the strike began on Nov. 5, 2007, writers received flak for their so-called selfishness in wanting higher salaries. What many Desperate Housewives and Mad Men—as well as all other aggravated viewers—failed to appreciate, however, was that although a glamorous Hollywood scene surrounds writers, they are not necessarily a part of it. Writers are paid in the form of residuals, or contractual payments that writers receive when their work reappears in various media. In 2006, according to a report from the Writers’ Guild of America West, movie residuals made up only...
...industry, for when traditional avenues of communication between labor and management break down, labor has a right (some might even say a responsibility) to pursue its ends through new means. In the words of Leslie Moonves, chief executive of CBS, “The lesson is, [writers and Hollywood executives] shouldn’t meet once every three years...
...That was made clear this week when director Steven Spielberg announced he was quitting his role as a creative consultant for the Games' opening and closing ceremonies. The Hollywood filmmaker cited Beijing's failure to press its ally and trading partner Sudan to end the fighting in Darfur, where as many as 400,000 people have died and 2.5 million displaced in fighting between rebel groups, the government and government-backed militias. Spielberg, the director of such films as Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, had written letters to Chinese President Hu Jintao urging him to take more action...