SXSW Interview: Josh Lucas and Stephen Plunkett Talk ‘The Mend’, Bringing Your Character Home and the Biggest Challenge of an Actor
Josh: “And acting is such… it’s such a muscle”
SXSW Review: ‘A Night In Old Mexico’ Starring Robert Duvall
If Robert Duvall is wearing a cowboy hat in a film, I’ll be the first one in line for the screening. Actually, if he’s in any film, I’ll be there. But when he’s got the hat on, man, I just eat it up because no one plays a cantankerous old
SXSW Review: Jon Favreau’s ‘Chef’
As much as I like most of the big-budget films that Jon Favreau has directed, if he just stuck to smaller, personal films like Chef, you would never hear a complaint from me. Chef, written, directed and starring Favreau, is a little gem of a movie. Though, to be honest,
SXSW Review: ‘Wild Canaries’
Writer/director Lawrence Michael Levine’s film, Wild Canaries, is a mess.
SXSW Interview: Writer/Director Nicholas McCarthy on his Creepy New Film, ‘Home’
Nicholas: “Home is a movie that actually grew out of something that happened the night that I premiered my first film”
SXSW Interview: Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Leland Orser Discuss ‘Faults’, Horrible Auditions and 12-Page Scenes
The two also talk back-story and more!
Review: ‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me’
This is really Elaine Stritch‘s world and we’re all living in it. I can honestly say this after watching the excellent and brutally honest documentary about her life, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me. The film looks back on her amazing life and career as follows her as she is beginning to
SXSW Review: Mike Meyers Directorial Debut, ‘Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon’
Everyone should have a friend like Shep Gordon.
SXSW Review: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
I hope Anderson adds Fiennes to his growing list of actors who he works with because this collaboration is well worth seeing again and again.
SXSW Review: Jason Bateman’s ‘Bad Words’
It’s got some flaws, yeah, but for a first time director, he killed it
Interview: Curtis Armstrong Talks His Long Career and ‘King of the Nerds’
Curtis: “I always knew I was a character actor”
Interview: Casting Director Kelly Martin Wagner on Auditioning Actors and Working in the Horror Genre
Kelly: “In our office, we’re looking for a person, not a read”
Q&A: Comedian Jim Jefferies on Season Two of ‘Legit’
Jim also has an interesting perspective on comedic actors in dramas.
Review: Sibling Rivalry at its Craziest, ‘Awful Nice’
The film has some truly gut-busting moments and you should definitely check it out if you have a chance
Interview: Keeley Hazell Talks ‘Awful Nice’, Auditions and Moving to L.A.
Actress Keeley Hazel chats about casting directors, acting classes and more.
Interview: Charlie McDermott and Eden Sher Talk ‘The Middle’, Getting Syndicated and the Auditions That Got Them Their Roles
Charlie: “Our show is written as though it was going to be drawn by cartoonists but they actually had actors perform it”
Interview: Actor/Producer Waleed F. Zuaiter Talks ‘Omar’, Winner of the Jury Prize Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival
Waleed also talks about auditioning, casting the film and more
Book Review: ‘Monologues for Every Audition’ by Glenn Alterman
I hate monologues. Always have. It’s just so unnatural to stand there before a casting director or agent and talk to someone that isn’t there. And to do it out of context? Ugh, the worst. Plus, it’s always hard to find a good one. If you’re like me, you constantly
Interview: Jackie Earle Haley on ‘RoboCop’, Rehearsing, Auditioning and More!
Jackie: “To this day when I have to go in and actually audition in front of somebody, it’s just… it’s horrific for some reason”
