Interview: Joe Coots Talks Touring ‘Kinky Boots’, Cell Phone Auditions and Ditching His Full-Time Job to Act in NYC
Joe talks about the show, how he decided to go back on tour and auditioning via cell phone
Governor Jerry Brown Signs California Film/TV Tax Incentive Bill Into Law
In recent years actors and others in the the entertainment industry in California have seen countless great jobs move to states like Louisiana and Georgia, where lucrative tax breaks have made doing business much more cost effective. Many industry professionals who moved to California in order to find work either
Matt Czuchry Brings Newfound Isolation and Loneliness to his Jailed Character on ‘The Good Wife’
Even though they are in their sixth season, The Good Wife managed to surprise viewers with another shocking turn of events on its season premiere. This time Cary Agos, played by Matt Czuchry, found himself in jail after being charged with helping a drug lord transport hard drugs. Since the
Movie Review: ‘My Old Lady’ Starring Kevin Kline and Maggie Smith
After sitting through the mess that was The Last of Robin Hood, where Kevin Kline portrayed the aging swashbuckler Errol Flynn, watching him go toe-to-toe with Maggie Smith in My Old Lady was a welcome treat. Kline plays Mathias Gold, a New Yorker who’s on his last last shot. He’s
Tom Hardy: “When you go to drama school, no one gives you a class on fame”
Tom Hardy might not seem like the friendliest celebrity, but he promises that he’s just protecting himself. His work onscreen has taken him from films like The Dark Knight Rises to unexpected fare like This Means War. The 37-year-old actor talked about why he likes to challenge himself even with
Dame Judi Dench Warns that “it’s a tough and rocky road” without Proper Drama School Training
Dame Judi Dench knows how hard it is to be an actor. She’s also noting that it’s hard to be a working-class actor when trying to fund your extensive drama school training. She said, “Anyone who’s in the theatre gets letters countless times a week asking for help to get
Watch: David Mamet in the 1976 Short Documentary ‘The Playwright Directs’
Though David Mamet is best known for his distinctive writing style in his scripts for the stage and screen, he has also directed theater and film. The 1976 short documentary titled The Playwright Directs depicts Mamet directing actors through several scenes at an almost frantic pace, dispensing pearls of wisdom
Watch: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 Bloopers
Forgetting lines? Corpsing? Delivering lines in Spanish? Unruly props? All in a day’s work on the set of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, apparently. Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, and the rest of the cast find plenty of humor while playing super-serious secret agents in the Marvel Universe. While you’re waiting for
Steve Martin on ‘Bright Star’, a New Musical He Wrote: “My whole career has been, ‘If I can do this, then I might be able to do that'”
Because of all his great movie roles, it’s sometimes easy to forget that Steve Martin is something of a Renaissance man. When he’s not starring in movies he’s playing his banjo or writing (including music, novels, plays, screenplays). Martin’s latest project actually combines both: he has been collaborating with singer-songwriter
Viola Davis Heads to TV to represent “a woman of color, of a certain age and a certain hue”
Viola Davis is a two-time Oscar nominee, but getting those juicy, meaty roles every actress wants hasn’t been easy. Sometimes she is fighting for the tiniest of parts. Davis explained to The New York Times, “I always got the phone call that said: ‘I have a great project for you.
Watch: Robin Wright and Haley Joel Osment Audition with Tom Hanks for ‘Forrest Gump’
Check out Robin Wright auditioning for the role of Jenny from Forest Gump opposite Tom Hanks. Interestingly enough, Hanks doesn’t quite have Gump’s southern drawl down just yet while the other actors audition with him. In fact, Hanks would base Gump’s voice on the voice of Michael Conner Humphreys, who
Watch Judi Dench Sing “Send In The Clowns” From Back in 1995
Dame Judi Dench has such a commanding presence as a film actress that it’s easy to forget that her big break came on stage in England with the Old Vic Company in 1957. In fact, she made her Broadway debut the very next year when the Old Vic Company performed
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Ellen Pompeo Sees Producing, Not Acting, in her Future
Working on a Shonda Rhimes show is a gift to many actors. Count Ellen Pompeo as one of those stars who is grateful for the opportunity she has been given over the last 11 seasons on Grey’s Anatomy. A recent panel hosted by BuzzFeed revealed some interesting plans for the
Tom Hardy: I play characters “that I am frightened of”
In recent years Tom Hardy has had an eclectic career, starring in both huge blockbusters (The Dark Knight Rises, Inception) and in challenging indie films (Locke). In a conversation with Norfolk Daily News, Hardy speaks about why a voice is important to a character and misconceptions of him as an
Andrew Garfield on Working with Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Reaction to Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Balancing His Career
It’s no longer a surprise to see Andrew Garfield go from starring in a blockbuster Spider-Man movie to appearing in an indie drama like 99 Homes. Nonetheless, his opinions on finding a balance between such projects and his experiences in his decade-long career reflect an actor who is still learning
The Key To An Actor’s Success? Failure
Failure ignites your whole learning system on a visceral level.
Ben Affleck Talks Working With David Fincher on ‘Gone Girl’ and the Highs and Lows of His Career
There has been no greater turnaround of opinions on a Hollywood star than on Ben Affleck… and it’s happened multiple times. First he was the indie movie darling that won an Oscar for co-writing the script for Good Will Hunting. Then he was committing career suicide with a series of
Q & A: Sean Astin Talks ‘The Strain’, Choosing Projects and Working at A Movie Theater When He Was 16
If you’ve been watching FX’s The Strain, you already know the fate of Sean Astin‘s character, Jim Kent. If you haven’t been watching and plan to catch up, you might want to stop reading. Co-Created by Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse, the show tells the story of Dr. Ephraim
Oscar-Winning Actress Octavia Spencer on ‘Red Band Society’ and Her Recipe for Success: Vision Boards
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer hasn’t slowed down since her 2012 win for The Help. The 44-year-old actress has been in films like Snowpiercer and the Divergent sequel, Insurgent. She’s now helming Fox’s fall dark -comedy series, Red Band Society. The show revolves around a group of teenagers who are patients
Movie Review: Bobcat Goldthwait’s ‘Willow Creek’
I’m not the biggest fan of found footage movies. In fact, I hate them. The last one, Into the Storm, was so awful, I told myself that I’d never see another one again. But, then I found out that Bobcat Goldthwait had directed one and I went back on that