Oh Crap: Major studio film shoots in Los Angeles grind almost to a halt

Filming of big-budget movies has ground to a virtual halt across the city and much of the county, a slowdown partly driven by scheduling decisions studios made a year ago to prepare for a possible actors strike

ABC picks up 5 Pliots

Because of the writers strike cutting short this past spring’s pilot season, ABC delayed its development so that most of the network’s new primetime scripted series would go midseason. Pilots were shot in July, and today ABC finally started making decisions. None of this has been officially announced. Thanks to DHD

Michelle Rodriguez returning to Lost

Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Michelle Rodriguez, whose Ana Lucia character was killed in Season 2, will be returning for one episode of Lost’s upcoming fifth season.

Bill Pullman is on the 'Bottle'

Bill Pullman lowers his voice when he confesses he’s not really a wine guy. Not his fault.

“I lost my sense of smell when I was in my early 20s. So, it affects my ability to really determine the nuances. It’s like golfing for me, I can only joke at it or cheat,” the actor said in a recent call from Chateau Montelena in the northern end of Napa Valley. It’s the setting and main location for the movie “Bottle Shock,” opening today.

SAG Election: Martin Sheen & Mike Farrell

Different well-known actors in the past 48 hours have written in support for United For Strength or Membership First. Here’s Mike Farrell (supporting U4S) and Martin Sheen (supporting MF). From DHD.

SAG leaders reject majors' offer

SAG’s national board stuck to its guns, voting late Thursday afternoon to tell its negotiating committee to continue spurning the deal — which mirrors terms of the DGA, WGA and AFTRA pacts. Although there were no “yes” votes to accept the pact, reps from New York and some of the regional branches abstained.

Youth TV Takes the Lead in Diversity Casting

The red-carpet area at the premiere of the Disney Channel’s new Cheetah Girls movie last week looked less like the typical Hollywood cast party than some sort of United Nations session.

August Bookings (Week of 8/20)

Chet Grissom booked Two and a Half Men	Patricia Place booked feature Merry Christmas Drake & Josh
Jody Booth booked The Beast

An Interview with Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan has created, written and starred in some of the funniest TV shows made in Britain. He has starred in “Around the World in 80 Days”, indy’s such as “24 Hour Party People” and most recently as the exasperated director in “Tropic Thunder.” He’s back again in “Hamlet 2.”

'Office' Actor Enters Plea in Drug Case

Craig Robinson, the actor best known for his role as Darryl Philbin on NBC’s “The Office” entered a “tentative guilty plea” on Wednesday in his drug case, TMZ reported.

Robinson, 36, entered the plea regarding possession of ecstasy, a felony. The other charges against him were dismissed, the Web site said.

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