Evil Knievel is gone… dead at 69.  Who knew riding a motorbike over so many things could be so damn entertaining?  If only, we knew the movie equivalent… Word has it, he has just jumped the pearly gates.

Here’s the proposal in AMPTP’s words.
FACT SHEET:

A New Economic Partnership

 
The members of the AMPTP have proposed to the WGA a comprehensive plan designed to forge a New Economic Partnership.
 
This plan would help writers and producers prosper in the rapidly changing, highly competitive and increasingly globalized economy in which we all work.
 
History has demonstrated what happens [...]

To the Companies represented by the AMPTP: On behalf of all of our member companies, the AMPTP has proposed a New Economic Partnership to the WGA.  This New Partnership includes bold moves by the AMPTP in several areas of new media, including streaming, content made for new media and programming delivered over digital broadcast channels.  The [...]

Without A Trace creator/showrunner, Hank Steinberg, chimes in.
—–Original Message—–From: Hank SteinbergSent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 9:32 pmSubject: Writers Strike ScoopTo my fellow writers,
I’m sure tonight’s email from the Writer’s Guild was a tad disheartening, particularly after expectations were raised this week that we would be close to making a deal and that the studios were [...]

Subject: Revised — IMPORTANT PRESIDENTS’ LETTER ON NEGOTIATIONS AND AMPTP’S
LATEST PROPOSALTo Members of the Writers Guilds East and West,After four days of bargaining with the AMPTP, we are writing to let
you know that, though we are still at the table, the press blackout
has been lifted.
Our inability to communicate with our members has left a vacuum [...]

Looks like the AMPTP blinked first on the press silence.  Statement below.
“The AMPTP today unveiled a New Economic Partnership to the WGA, which includes groundbreaking moves in several areas of new media, including streaming, content made for new media and programming delivered over digital broadcast channels.  The entire value of the New Economic Partnership will deliver [...]

Entertainment Weekly has come out with their 50 Smartest People In Hollywood List.  See who the MENSA members are at:
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/11/smart-list-intr.html

Early report on some films that have been selected for Sundance… Titles only so far…  Sugar
Downloading Nancy
The Last Word
American Son
Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Henry Poole Is Missing
Wackness, The
Choked Surveillance
Powder Blue
Mary Gentlemen
Julia
How To Change In 9 Weeks
Pretty Bird
Phoebe in Wonderland
Good Dick
Sunshine Cleaning
Sleep dealer
Momma’s Man
Quid Pro Quo
Baghead
Laws Of Motion
August
Bottle Shock
Nothing is Private
Incendiary
Rockett
Sleepwalking aka Ferris Wheel
A Raisin in the Sun
The Escapist
The [...]

Successful New York based Indie Production outfit, Plum Pictures (GRACE IS GONE), has upped former TV producer Joy Goodwin to Head of Development.  Add her to the speed dial.

In what the industry hopes will be a three game three series, the sides return to the bargaining table today for game 2. The Insider is hearing that significant progress was made Monday, and that we are on the way to a potential deal…

The Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations were announced today.  Add these best feature films to the Netflix queue:
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
I’M NOT THERE
JUNO
A MIGHTY HEART
PARANOID PARK
Best director
Todd Haynes, I’m Not There
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Jason Reitman, Juno
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Gus Van Sant, Paranoid Park
Best first feature
2 Days in Paris
Great World [...]

No specs, but plenty of parties!  Check it:   
www.jhrtsparty.com