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While many SAG-AFTRA members appreciate George Clooney’s $50 million suggestion that he and other A-listers cover the union dues of lower-earning actors as a way to resolve the actors’ strike, some felt it was irrelevant at best and, at worst, “a bit of union-busting.” They said he could make a much bigger impact by showing up at a picket line.

“I think that the idea of raising the caps for that level of entertainer is an incredible idea. I totally agree with it,” said “Two Broke Girls” actress Alexandra Ryan on the picket line at Paramount Studios on Monday.

However, she added, “I think that it’s a sidestep to what we’re trying to do right now. And I also think that there’s a bit of inadvertent union-busting to the proposal. I don’t agree with that piece of it.”

Critics of Clooney’s suggestion argue that it...

Hemingway & Gellhorn – premiering on HBO on May 28th and directed by Philip Kaufman (The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Right Stuff, Henry & June) from a script by Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner – recounts the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage of literary master Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and trailblazing war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman), following their relationship through the Spanish Civil War and beyond. As the two witnessed history, they covered all the great conflicts of their time, but just couldn’t overcome their own conflicts at home. The film also stars David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Rodrigo Santoro, Parker Posey, Lars Ulrich, Santiago Cabrera, Saverio Guerra, Peter Coyote, Diane Baker, Joan Chen and Tony Shalhoub. During this exclusive interview with Collider, accomplished filmmaker and multiple Academy Award nominee Philip Kaufman (whose writing credits include Raiders of the Lost Ark) talked about how this film was brought to him, making his first feature for television,...

Robert Duvall has been cast in Hemingway & Gellhorn, joining Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman in the HBO Films release. Duvall will apparently have a small role in the film as a Russian general. Also in the cast of the pic which has begun filming in San Francisco, are David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Rodrigo Santoro, Parker Posey, Lars Ulrich, Santiago Cabrera, Saverio Guerra, Peter Coyote, Diane Baker and Tony Shalhoub. James Gandolfini is serving as an executive producer for Hemingway & Gelhorn which follows Ernest Hemingway's volatile relationship with Martha Gellhorn, a rising war correspondent., during as well as after the Spanish Civil War. Peter Kaufman directs from the writing by Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner. Also executive producing are Alexandra Ryan, Trish Hofmann, Turner and Kaufman.

Filming has begun in San Francisco on the HBO Films production Hemingway & Gellhorn, starring Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Clive Owen ("Closer," "Children of Men") and Academy Award and three-time Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman ("The Hours," "Rabbit Hole") in the title roles. Directed by multiple Academy Award nominee Philip Kaufman ("The Unbearable Lightness of Being," "The Right Stuff") from a script by Jerry Stahl ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Permanent Midnight"), along with Barbara Turner ("The Company," "Pollock"), the film also stars Academy Award nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night, and Good Luck," Emmy Award winner for HBO Films' "Temple Grandin"), SAG Award nominee Molly Parker ("The Road," HBO's "Deadwood"), Rodrigo Santoro ("I Love You Phillip Morris," "300"), Golden Globe nominee Parker Posey ("Superman Returns," "A Mighty Wind"), actor-musician Lars Ulrich ("Get Him To The Greek," member of Metallica), Santiago Cabrera ("Che: Part 1," "Heroes"), Saverio Guerra ("Lucky You," "Becker...

James Gandolfini has come aboard to star in and produce Sexual Healing, a biopic about singer Marvin Gaye.

Jesse L. Martin already is set to play Gaye in the film, which will be directed by Lauren Goodman.

The film focuses on the last years of Gaye's life. Gandolfini will play Gaye's manager, Freddy Cousaert, the promoter who guided the singer through the recording of his biggest-selling album, Midnight Love. Goodman wrote the script loosely based on Steven Turner's book Trouble Man.

Gandolfini will produce via his Attaboy shingle with his partner Alexandra Ryan. Also producing are Ayo Davis, Efuru Flowers and Roger Haber.

Gary Hamilton's Arclight Films will executive produce and handle international sales for the $15 million production. Principal photography is scheduled to begin April 15 on locations in Massachusetts, Ostend, Belgium, and Los Angeles.

Victor Syrmis is executive producer with Hamilton.

Arclight Films is handling sales at Berlin's European Film Market next week.

Gandolfini, repped by Endeavor, won the SAG Award on Sunday night for outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series for The Sopranos.