A Day On The Set Of Modern Family

Modern Family is one of the best shows on TV, so much so that I”m even watching the re-runs.

Here’s a quick video of what happens on the set during the course of a day – all in 60 seconds!

Casey Affleck on how he chooses a role and what makes a killer tick

Casey Affleck is starring in The Killer Inside Me where he plays a small-town sheriff’s Deputy. Oh, and he a psychopathic killer.

He tells USA Today that he was attracted to the script “because it was a really interesting portrait of a very extreme person. The violence and sex were never sensationalistic. He’s a sad, violent, unhappy person. I felt for him.”

The director, Michael Winterbottom wanted Affleck from the very beginning. He says that Affleck “has a gift to convey that something else is going on in his head that he’s not showing you. He has a great sense of timing and he’s interesting. I don’t know if it’s technique or if it’s who he is. The days he had to be violent, those were the difficult days for him. You felt that Casey found it quite hard to get into Lou those days.”

In the video below, he talks briefly on how he chooses a role (at the:39 mark).

The trailer is after the jump

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An Evening with Television Casting Directors

SAG presented another great talk with a couple of television (and film) casting directors. Rick Pagano (24) & Paul Weber (Stargate Universe).

These guys are long-time casting directors and have tons of great information to give. This is well worth your time!

Emmy Awards Watch: Dramatic Actresses

Now it’s the ladies turn to talk.

If you saw the videos I posted the other day with the men discussing their work, here’s another set The Hollywood Reporter did, this time with actresses who have given notable dramatic performances this past year.

Glenn Close, Chloe Sevigny, Elisabeth Moss, Kyra Sedgwick, Claire Danes and Sandra Oh talk about women in television, doing press and more!

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A Conversation With Acting Coach, Larry Moss

Larry Moss is probably one of the most famous acting coaches around right now. He’s worked with actors Hillary Swank, Helen Hunt, Leonardo Dicaprio, Michael Clarke Duncan, Hank Azaria, Jim Carrey, Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Garner and David Duchovny. Pretty good client list, right?

Here’s what Leonardo DiCaprio has to say about him:

“Larry’s unwavering commitment to his craft, his encyclopedic knowledge of the arts, and his sincere enthusiasm for the art of acting itself make his process exciting, inspiring and truly transformational as an actor. I would recommend his technique and process not only to first timers, but also seasoned veterans of the craft.”

Check out this interview. It’s a little under an hour long but it’s really great stuff!

2010 Tony Nominations

 

BEST PLAY:

In the Next Room by Sarah Ruhl

Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts

Red by John Logan

Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies

BEST MUSICAL:

American Idiot

Fela!

Memphis

Million Dollar Quartet

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The Cast of HBO’s “How To Make It” talk about how they made it

The cast of HBO‘s How To Make It talk about their early struggles as young actors.

Backstage Set Transition from “Saturday Night Live”

Here’s some backstage video of a set transition at Saturday Night Live. You get a chance to see the experience of a live television show.

Watch as Fred Armisen jumps on the stage and adjusts his wig seconds before they cut to him. Watching this made me kinda frantic. I wanted to yell “Hurry!”

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis on the Broadway revival of “Fences”

You really have to watch this.

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis talk about why they are doing this revival of Fences, their early careers in the theater and more.

This snippet is a little over 5 minutes but you can see the passion they have for the show, acting and life.

Watch it!

Update:
Here is the whole discussion. It’s broken down into 5 parts because YouTube can only handle shorter videos.

Cast and Crew of ‘Mad Men’ sing along to ‘Bye Bye Birdie’

Here’s a video of the cast and crew of Mad Men singing (and lip syncing) to Bye Bye Birdie.

They start filming season 4 in a couple of days and I absolutely cannot wait!

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