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 […]
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
Failure ignites your whole learning system on a visceral level.
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
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 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
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
Many know actor Dan Stevens for his role as the chivalrous good-doer Matthew Crawley of Downton Abbey, but this fall the 31-year-old will break out of his golden boy persona with a handful of new roles. Stevens recently spoke with Guardian, sharing that it was a gut instinct to depart
Saturday Night Live fans are in for a treat this fall when two former cast members join forces on the big screen. The Skeleton Twins, starring Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Prize at Sundance Film Festival in January. The story revolves around two siblings dealing
It appears that Broadway’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch has a lot of life left thanks to Dexter star Michael C. Hall, who will soon be taking over the lead in the rock musical in October. Most people thought that once Neil Patrick Harris ended his limited engagement as the
There’s no denying that anytime that Hugh Jackman returns to Broadway it’s a huge deal. However Jackman’s next Broadway role isn’t a musical, it’s a Jez Butterworth one-act play titled The River. Though it undoubtedly will sell out every week, fans of Jackman’s The Boy from Oz and Hugh Jackman, Back
Reese Witherspoon is taking a risk in her acting career. After years of playing America’s sweetheart in romantic comedies, the actress is tackling a tough role in Wild. She plays a heroin-addicted woman who backpacks on a soul-searching thousand-mile hike. Witherspoon explained how hard it has been to get a
One of the most talked about films of the Toronto International Film Festival this year is Nightcrawler, a film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a shifty crime reporter. It marks a transformation for Gyllenhaal, both career-wise and physically. In a lengthy interview with Variety, Gyllenhaal spoke about his intense commitment to
Michael Cera portrayed one of the all-time hipster paradigms in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, so it’s only natural that Cera would find himself living in Brooklyn at some point. Of course, Cera is here for an acting project — he is making his Broadway debut in This Is Our
Usually it helps actors to know the entire text of a play in order to play a role. However, in the case of Titan Theatre Company’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it’s not just helpful but essential — because the actors don’t know what roles they will be playing
Viggo Mortensen is a master of languages — and we’re not just talking about Elvish from his Lord of the Rings days. In his career Mortensen — who speaks English, Danish, French, Spanish, and Italian — has spoken many languages on film, but never as extensively as he did for
Kevin Kline as Errol Flynn is almost no-brainer casting. He’s got the look and can be as suave as anyone on screen. It’s too bad that the script gives him almost nothing to do. The Last of Robin Hood focuses on the last 2 years of Flynn’s life, when the
If you’re a fan of Wes Anderson, you might want to check out The Longest Week because it’s got the look and feel of a Wes Anderson movie, minus that whole Wes Anderson part.
Tatum’s next big move in the entertainment industry is taking on a role that really challenged his acting abilities.
The cast of Mad Men has shot their last scenes and fans are eagerly awaiting for the second half of the seventh season to air. Jon Hamm loved the opportunity that the character Don Draper brought to his career, but he’s also ready to move on. He shared, “Being in
