Interview: Bobby Moynihan Talks Saturday Night Live’, Writing and Being ‘Chozen’
Bobby: “I think I’m more of a performer than I am a writer”
Q&A: H. Jon Benjamin Talks ‘Archer’, the Plot Twists and Voice Acting
Jon on ‘Archer’: “I just kind of played him as a very hyper-aggressive version of me”
Movie Review: ‘The Truth About Emanuel’ Starring Kaya Scodelario and Jessica Biel
The Truth About Emanuel, writer/director’s Francesca Gregorini sophomore effort, is a puzzling sort of film. Not in a bad way but also not in the best of ways either. Emanuel (Kaya Scodelario from the U.K.’s Skins) is seventeen years old and thinks she’s not supposed to be here, as in
Interview: The Beast, Darick Pead, Talks Moving to New York, Sweaty Costumes and Touring in ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’
Darick on auditions: “I think sometimes we as actors tend to really beat ourselves up”
Watch the Casting Directors Roundtable Featuring Juliet Taylor, Ellen Lewis, Patricia DiCerto, Laura Rosenthal and Jennifer Euston
The Hollywood Reporter does a fantastic job with their roundtable interviews and this video with casting directors absolutely falls into the ‘fantastic’ category. I think this is the first time THR has done a roundtable with casting directors. Hopefully it’s not the last! Featuring Juliet Taylor, Ellen Lewis, Patricia DiCerto,
Watch Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Martin Scorsese Talk ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
The Hollywood Reporter got Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Jonah Hill and writer Terence Winter to talk about their new film, The Wolf of Wall Street. DiCaprio and Hill are wonderful in the film and the more I think about it, the more it grows on me. You’ve never seen DiCaprio
Director David O. Russell Narrates an ‘American Hustle’ Scene Starring Christian Bale and Amy Adams
In this New York Times Anatomy of a Scene, Director David O. Russell narrates a scene from his upcoming film, American Hustle. The scene is early on in the film and features Amy Adams and Christian Bale in one of their first encounters. I really liked the film and the
Theatre Review: The ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ Has A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
Elvis, Cash, Perkins and Jerry Lee make for a fun, energetic show!
Q & A: Lili Taylor and Minka Kelly Talk ‘Almost Human’, How They Got Their Roles and Imagination
Lili: Imagination is “one of the fuels for an actor”
Book Review: ‘The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2012 to May 2013’
I love everything about this book!
Watch Lizzie Caplan Talk Masters of Sex, How She Fought for the Role, Nerves and More
Here’s a SAG Foundation Q & A with Lizzy Caplan where she talks about her new Showtime series, Masters of Sex. In the interview, she talks about how she fought for the role of Virginia Johnson, why she waited so long for the part, shooting the pilot, nerves and more.
Idris Elba Talks ‘Mandela’, ‘Luther’, Research and Staying in Character (video)
Idris Elba talks to Gold Derby editor Daniel Montgomery about his incredibly busy year. He’s starred in Pacific Rim, Luther, Thor: The Dark World and the upcoming Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. In the interview, he talks about the research he did to play Nelson Mandela, the prosthetics he wore
Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
What a difference Director Francis Lawrence has made in this top notch sequel.
Watch Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in this Q & A for Jason Reitman’s ‘Labor Day’
Here’s a Q&A the SAG Foundation did with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin for their upcoming film, Labor Day. Directed by Jason Reitman, the film centers on 13-year-old Henry Wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele (Winslet) while confronting all
Q & A: J.J. Abrams Talks ‘Almost Human’, the Cast and ‘Star Wars’
J.J.: “I think that this show has a level of humor that is distinct from what we’ve done”
Review: The National Tour of ‘Evita’ Starring Josh Young, Caroline Bowman and Sean MacLaughlin
If you need just one reason to see this show, Josh Young is that reason
‘Casting By’ Screenings This Weekend in L.A. With Top Casting Directors in Attendance
If you’re in the L.A. area and you haven’t seen the great documentary Casting By yet, you really should get to the Arena Cinema in Hollywood. The film will run at this weekend there and every screening will have some big time casting directors in attendance. Here’s a quick synopsis
Interview: Josh Young on ‘Evita’, Playing Che and Being Nominated for a Tony
Josh on his Tony Nomination: “I feel like I have expectations now to live up to now”
Interview: Sean MacLaughlin Talks the ‘Evita’ Tour, Auditioning and Traveling the Country with his Wife, Baby and Two Dogs
Sean on auditioning: “It’s like presenting a little show of what you can do”
Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Headed for Broadway
I love Alanis. I love Jagged Little Pill. I love Broadway. So, this is very cool news. Seven-time Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette will take her 1995 hit album, Jagged Little Pill, to the Broadway stage debuting a workshop production of the piece in 2014. The musical, also called “Jagged