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What Happens in the ‘Saturday Night Live’ Writers Room? Taran Killam Shows Us

Lance Carter — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:34:23 +0000

Ever wonder what happens in the Saturday Night Live writers room?

It’s 4:30 am and Taran Killam, Abby Elliott, Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan are working on writing night.

But, instead of writing a sketch, Killam decides…. to dance!

Check him out channeling that weeks musical guest, Robyn in the video, Call Your Girlfriend.

Featuring special-effects (OK, they’re using flashlights and a light switch) by Elliott, Bayer and Moynihan.

It’s weird and oddly mesmerizing.

My favorite part? The guy who is casually typing away on his computer while all the chaos is going on behind him.

3 ‘Black Swan’ featurettes with great behind the scenes footage!

Lance Carter — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:13:25 +0000

Here are 3 great featurettes from the Academy Award Nominated film, Black Swan.

Featuring Natalie Portman, Darren Aronofsky and the rest of the cast, the featurettes show us Portman talking about her training, Aronofsky on directing the film and a behind the scenes video.

Check them out!

Training Featurette:

Director Featurette:

Behind the scenes featurette:

Behind the scenes of the Vanity Fair Hollywood issue photo shoot

Lance Carter — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:21:37 +0000

Every year, Vanity Fair has what they call a ‘Hollywood’ issue. I’m not sure what the difference is between that and their normal issues except this has a cooler cover.

They gathered some of the best talent for the shoot, including Oscar co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco, Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jesse Eisenberg, Mila Kunis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones and the great Robert Duvall.

Check out the video below!

Behind the Scenes: Recording the Voices on ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’

Lance Carter — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:41:16 +0000

Mad Men’s Rich Sommer behind the scenes of his Emmy day

Lance Carter — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:35:26 +0000

Rich Sommer, Harry Crane from Mad Men, takes us behind the scenes on Emmy day.

Behind the scenes of the Old Globe’s new musical, “Sammy”

Lance Carter — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:54:50 +0000

Tommy. Thoroughly Modern Millie. Jersey Boys. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

What do these shows have in common? They all started out in San Diego and went on to be smash Broadway shows.

The new musical Sammy will not be any different (at least I hope so). I was invited to watch a rehearsal and I have to tell you, what I saw was fantastic. When I see great theater, it makes me jealous…only because I wish I were a part of the show and this was no exception. I wish I could have weaseled my way into watching the whole show!

Sammy is based on the life of Sammy Davis Jr. and stars Obba Babatundé. The part fits him like a glove and I’m looking forward to seeing the whole performance from start to finish.

The show runs from September 19th-November 8th!

To order tickets, click here.

Here’s a blurb from the Old Globe’s website:
“One of the greatest entertainers of all time, Sammy Davis Jr. defined an era. The ultimate triple-threat – singer, actor and dancer, Sammy could do it all. With a cast of sixteen of Broadway’s best singers and dancers, this world premiere musical, written by two-time Academy Award® and Grammy Award®-winner Leslie Bricusse, takes us from Sammy’s days as a child working in vaudeville through his time with Dean and Frank as a member of the Rat Pack. Featuring the unmistakable classics that helped to make Sammy an icon — from hits like “The Candy Man,” “Mr. Bojangles” and “What Kind of Fool Am I” to new songs written just for this musical — Sammy shows us the struggles and triumphs of the man who was adored by millions.”

Media Presentation:

Obba Babatundé on Sammy Davis, Jr.

Commercial for the show: