Not much to say here except that the Screen Actors Guild and the major studios have began negotiations for a new contract.  Those of us who are hoping that the actors don't go on strike in June should be glad to hear this news.

Bargaining began Tuesday morning at AMPTP headquarters with the official presentation of proposals. SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers issued a brief statement in the late afternoon, disclosing only that talks would resume this morning.

The two sides have not agreed to a news blackout, but plan to limit their disclosure to jointly issued end-of-the-day statements for the next two weeks.

Hopefully both parties can bang out a new contract in no time and not cause another couple of months strike.  If that happens, the film and tv industry is going to seriously fall apart and we don't want that!

I'll post up more once news is available.  If you want to read the full story go to Variety.

-Phil