Interview: Michael Kelly on Memorizing Dialogue, Acting Advice and His New Film, ‘All Square’
“I always say to actors, if you don’t get something, there’s a reason. It’s okay. It sucks in the moment. But it’ll all work out man.” – Michael Kelly
Documentary Review: ‘Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?’
The film is oddly motivating, yet after all the soul-searching and all the interviews, we’re left with an ending that’s a bit abrupt. But, the lead-up, like his life, is what’s really the point.
Play Review: Lucy Kirkwood’s ‘The Children’
Kirkwood paints a vivid picture. You can visualize the cabin and her dialogue is brisk and reveal so much about her characters.
Movie Review: Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’
Characters and story blend together seamlessly and Ryan Coogler’s terrific Black Panther.
Interview: Jess Weixler on ‘Entanglement’, Juilliard and How Mediation Has Helped Her on Auditions
“When you film out of order, you just don’t want to wait for lightning in a bottle for a scene to kind of find its feet.” – Jess Weixler on why she works with an Acting Coach
Interview: Shawn Doyle Talks ‘Bellevue’, His First Day On-Set and One Crazy Audition
“The first day is always, ‘What the hell am I doing here? Who am I kidding? They’re gonna see. They’re gonna fire me!'” – Shawn Doyle on Acting Jitters
Interview: Johnathan Fernandez on ‘Lethal Weapon’ and the Self-Taped Audition That Got Him the Role
“I’m learning a ton, and the character is evolving a bunch, and I feel like I learn something new every time I learn a new script.” – Johnathan Fernandez on ‘Lethal Weapon’
Interview: Anne Winters on ‘Mom and Dad,’ ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ and Selma Blair Audition Stories
“Anytime I get a chance to play something completely different, or do something that’s so out of the ordinary, than I take that.” – Anne Winters on Choosing Her Roles
Interview: Tamlyn Tomita on ‘The Good Doctor’, Learning From Mistakes and Her Long Career
Tamlyn Tomita also talks about The Good Doctor cast and how bad auditions are a “lesson learned.”
Interview: Richard Short on ‘Crazy Famous’, Broadway and Asking Himself, “What Would [Mark] Rylance Do?”
“Oh, they’re horrible. They’re horrible, and they’re fake and their not inductive to good work. That’s the truth.” – Richard Short on Auditions
Movie Review: ’12 Strong’ Starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon and Michael Pena
Pena and Shannon are the ones who always jolt up every scene. Unfortunately, there’s not enough of them to make and entertaining evening.
Johnathon Schaech Interview: ‘Day of the Dead: Bloodline’, Playing a Zombie and His Long Running Career
“Every time I work, I work to create something special and unique and no matter what platform it is, I always try to bring something to it.” – Johnathon Schaech
Theatre Review: ‘Hamilton’ at San Diego Civic Theatre
If you’re wondering whether or not Hamilton lives up to its hype, worry no more. It does. It absolutely does.
Movie Review: Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ Starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep
Spielberg might be the only director working today who could have taken this story, that is sometimes full of hard to comprehend facts and make it exciting and taught, leaving you on the edge of your seat.
Movie Review: Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’ Starring Matt Damon
Chau is the one to watch. She’s a flat out scene-stealer here.
Movie Review: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
Ryan Johnson deserves all the credit in the world for delivering this terrific Jedi to the storied franchise. Let’s have him direct all of the other ones going forward, shall we?
Movie Review: ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’
Based on the book by Peter Turner that tells his story of life with Grahame. Turner (Jamie Bell) was a young actor in Liverpool when he met and began a relationship with the once famous film star, played by Annette Bening.
Play Review: Stephen Karam’s ‘Speech and Debate’
The only thing wrong with Steven Karam’s new play, Speech & Debate, is that you might wish it would continue for another scene or two.
Interview: Odeya Rush on ‘Almost Friends’, How She Prepares for a Role and Her Worst Audition
Rush also spoke about directing her first short, “I loved it. That’s my passion, really, writing and directing.”
Movie Review: ‘The Night Watchmen’
If you can’t have fun watching The Night Watchmen, there may be no hope for you.