Review: Chris Messina’s ‘Alex of Venice’ Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I’ve always liked Messina as an actor; he can liven up even the tamest scene and now, it looks like he can do the same behind the camera.
Interview: ‘Helix’ Star Neil Napier Talks Backstory, His Audition for the Show and What Sports Taught Him About Acting
“It’s very much like team sports. I did all my preparation and practice, I know all the plays, I know how the game works and I don’t have time to think. I only have time to react.” – Neil Napier
Interview: Kate Reinders Talks an Awkward Audition, Leaving College to Move to NYC and Broadway’s ‘Something Rotten’
Reinders, who’s previously starred on Broadway in ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gypsy’, described the show as “if ‘The Book of Mormon’ and ‘Spamalot’ and 42nd St. all had a baby.”
Q & A: Becki Newton and Zachary Knighton on Their First Acting Jobs, ‘Weird Loners’ and more!
The two stars talk about the show, getting their parts and don’t miss what they had to say when I asked them what their first professional acting jobs were!
Interview: Montego Glover on Her Worst Audition, Performing for the President and Broadway’s ‘It Should Been You’
Glover won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Memphis, has recurred on ‘Smash’ and ‘The Following’ and performed for the President and First Lady.
Interview: Lisa Howard Talks Broadway’s ‘It Shoulda Been You’, Survival Jobs and More!
“Being prepared, knowing the material well enough – whether it’s your own song or something they give you – the only thing you can do is prepare as an actor” – Lisa Howard
Interview: Marc Kudisch on Broadway’s ‘Hand to God’, His Early Years in New York and How Musical Theater is “Exhausting”
“As actors, you have to constantly work to redefine yourself. So, lately I’ve been redefining myself as just that, an actor” – Marc Kudisch
Interview: Georgia Kate Haege Talks Touring with ‘Mamma Mia!’
Haege, a native of Sydney, Australia, plays Donna and is loving doing the show, even after being on tour for a year and a half.
SXSW Interview: Adrien Brody on His Documentary, ‘Stone Barn Castle’
“I went into this profession with nobody in the business and no real expectation that it would be an easy ride” – Adrien Brody
SXSW Interview: Director Hal Hartley Talks ‘Ned Rifle’, Crowdfunding and More!
“I put 70 very good actresses on tape before I started talking to Aubrey” – Director Hal Hartley on Casting Aubrey Plaza
SXSW Interview: Tony Winner Mary Louise Wilson and Director Ron Nyswaner Talk ‘She’s The Best Thing In It’
“In my life, there’s always been these periods, where, ‘Oh my God, I’m never going to work again.’ And then things come out of nowhere. Especially if you’ve already arranged to leave the business and take a trip” – Mary Louise Wilson
SXSW Interview: Actress Constance Zimmer and Writer/Director Andrew Bujalski Get ‘Results’
“I always feel like I’m always a fight for everybody. Like, “Constance Zimmer? Constance Zimmer. Doesn’t she always play those bitchy women?” – Constance Zimmer
SXSW Interview: Director Jay Dockendorf and Actors Curtiss Cook Jr. & Kerwin Johnson Jr. Talk ‘Naz and Maalik’
Dockendorf wanted an atmosphere where the young actors could grow, create and play and he did a fantastic job.
SXSW Interview: Jenna Ushkowitz on Executive Producing ‘Twinsters’, ‘Glee’ and Her Advice to Actors
“Leave it at the door. Don’t take it with you afterwards. It just ruins your day and it’s really not meant to do that” – Jenna Ushkowitz on Auditions
SXSW Interview: Robert Duvall Talks ‘Wild Horses’, Working with Coppola, His 60-Year Career and More!
“I find sometimes emotional scenes are not that difficult for me. I find a way of tricking myself to trick myself to make something happen.” – Robert Duvall
SXSW Review: ‘Life in Color’
Emmer and McDermitt have a nice, odd chemistry. There are times when Mary stares at Homer with such disdain yet, we can see at the end of the stare, just as the camera turns away, there’s something there.
SXSW Review: Sally Field in ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’
I dare you to watch Michael Showalter’s new film, ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’, and not completely be in love with Sally Field at the end of this charming film
SXSW Review: ‘Brand: A Second Coming’
Directed by Ondi Timoner, the doc follows the multi-hyphenate (comedian/actor/author/activist/rabble-rouser) into the second coming of his career, activism.
SXSW Interview: ‘God Bless the Child’ Directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck
Directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck talk about their SXSW film, God Bless the Child and working with kids and 2 patients dogs.
SXSW Review: ‘The Final Girls’ Starring Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Adam Devine and Thomas Middleditch
I’m not the biggest fan of horror films but ‘The Final Girls’ totally won me over. OK, slayed me. I tried not to write that but couldn’t help it.