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
Will Forte on Starring In and Writing ‘The Last Man on Earth’: “It’s been the best experience, but man, I need a little vacation”
Since Forte created the show and is executive producer, he points out that he never had this much creative freedom when working on his previous TV shows.
PREVIEW: Broadway Musical ‘It Shoulda Been You’ at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (and Discount Code!)
It Shoulda Been You is now in previews and will be opening on April 14.
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
Parks and Rec’s Perd Hapley Was Played By An Actual Newscaster: “People would say I’m typecast. Well it’s not typecast. It’s all I know how to do”
Jackson quite simply always plays newscasters. As well as Parks and Rec, he’s read the news on Scandal and The Mentalist as well as appearing in movies Battleship and Fast Five.
Steve Buscemi’s “Ask Me Anything” Chat on Reddit: “I don’t think you can point to any one character and say that that’s ‘me'”
“With any role I play, I only have myself” – Steve Buscemi
Watch: The Auditions for ‘The Outsiders’ Featuring Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane and Patrick Swayze
The casting director and producer of The Outsiders, speaks about how the film was cast and how it was very different than a normal audition
Watch: Tippi Hedren’s Screen Test for Alfred Hitchock’s ‘The Birds’
On this date in 1963, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds was first released in New York. While star Tippi Hedren had many terrible experiences while filming the movie…
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
Sally Field On Improvisation, How She Chooses Her Roles and ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’
“There’s a dearth of roles for women. I turn down a lot of stuff because there’s just nothing in it for me to do.” – Sally Field
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.
SXSW Casting Directors Panel: Why Acting Ability May Only Account for 7% of Why An Actor Lands a Role
The casting directors spoke about filing away a talented actor’s tape if they knew he or she had talent, but didn’t have a project for that particular actor at the moment.
SXSW Interview: Daniel Dae Kim and the Director and Stars of ‘Ktown Cowboys’
The director and cast talk about their original idea for the web series, the challenges of moving from the web to a film and how Daniel Dae Kim got involved