Trouble in Tinseltown: Actors and writers on strike

 

US film and TV actors and writers unite in historic double strike against studios and streaming giants. Plus, Spain – where football, politics and media collide.

For the first time in 63 years, Hollywood actors have joined writers in a double strike against studio powerhouses, demanding better pay, fairer working conditions, and protections from present and future AI threats.

Daydreams of Stardom and Nightmares of Failure

Unknown and underpaid, the stuntmen of Bollywood risk life and limb to make it in the world’s biggest film industry.

Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters are often action-packed with death-defying scenes. But behind the big screen are the stunt men and women who risk life and limb to give these films the ultimate thrill.

With hardly any safety measures in place on set, many of these unknown and underpaid performers often end up injured – or worse. With no insurance, the tragic consequences of injury leave many penniless, disabled and unable to support themselves or their families.