Sandra Bullock might get the most praise from critics for her dramatic roles in films like The Blind Side, Crash, and the Venice International Film Festival hit Gravity, but it’s important to remember that among her top grossing films are comedies like The Heat, The Proposal, and Miss Congeniality. It’s […]
Sometimes you do a project for art, sometimes you do it for money. French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet helmed the Oscar-nominated film Amelie back in 2001. Not only was it a critical success, but it also took in $152 million at the box office. Jeunet decided to sell the rights to
For Latino actors in Hollywood, it can be frustrating to continually get cast in stereotypical roles. One actor is challenging the entertainment industry head on by creating vehicles that cater to the Latino market and give him control of his own career. Hector Echavarria, actor and martial arts champion, told
Ron Howard‘s movie Rush is about the real-life rivalry between Formula One drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Chris Hemsworth stars as Hunt in the film, but according to Howard in an interview with MTV, Hemsworth wasn’t originally able to audition for the part in person because of other commitments.
It often happens in the theater, but it does not happen often on TV. For British actor Mark Strong, he’s reprising his role as Frank Agnew in the new AMC series Low Winter Sun. He originally played the character in a 2006 British miniseries which was the inspiration for the
British actor Idris Elba is having a year that many actors would envy. With Pacific Rim already released, he has the third installment of the miniseries Luther on BBC America debuting in September and the two upcoming films, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Thor: The Dark World, coming soon. He
Professional poker player Dan Bilzerian is suing producers because he paid to be a member of the Lone Survivor cast.
Actor Ethan Hawke is on a roll. He’s rolling into theaters today with his new film Getaway with co-star Selena Gomez. He’s also coming off of two big box office hits, 2012’s Sinister and this summer’s The Purge. He talked to Reuters about the film and what it was like
If you’re watching a movie that stars Will Ferrell or Paul Rudd (or both), there’s a good chance Kathryn Hahn is going to make an appearance at some point. Hahn has appeared in roles (both big and small) in movies like Anchorman, Step Brothers, Wanderlust, How Do You Know, and
Starting today, Actors’ Equity Association will be retweeting their members’ tweets all weekend. They are joined by American Rights at Work and the other entertainment unions: SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Directors Guild of America (DGA), Writers Guild of America (WGA). Also joining in are the National Hockey League (NHL), National Football League
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Like many Chicago actors, Jay Worthington is proud to be able to say “I am an actor in the city.” Unlike most of them, Worthington is legally blind. The twenty-nine year-old Worthington, who has been legally blind since birth, is a graduate from the school at Steppenwolf Theater. He is
Tom Skerritt has had a five-decade career in both film and television, but Skerritt — who just celebrated his eightieth birthday this week — is finally making his Broadway debut in A Time To Kill, an adaptation of John Grisham‘s 1989 novel (which was previously turned into a 1996 film
Aaron Tveit has accomplished great things in the theater world—first breaking out in Next to Normal, then following up with the lead role in Catch Me If You Can. So, it might have seemed surprising to some when he abandoned the stage to star in USA’s Graceland. “I was intrigued
I love everything about this video. Sir Patrick Stewart, sitting across from his barefooted fiancee’ Sunny Ozell, gives his betrothed (and us) a master class in the “rarely used” comedy device, the ‘quadruple take’. But before we get there, he goes through the ‘take’, the ‘double take’ and the ‘triple
Things don’t always go smoothly on set even after years of being on a series. That’s exactly what happened to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star George Eads. The actor, who has been on the series since its debut in 2000, will be taking a leave of absence from the long-running
Despite a recent interview where she claimed she would be quitting acting, Mary-Louise Parker insists she’s not going anywhere. “That was born out of a conversation where I was asked if I had long-term goals, and it became like I was embittered,” she said in an interview with New York
The cast of the Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, talked to the Broadway League recently about the upcoming show. Julie James (from Sirius XM’s Broadway Channel) talked to stars Cherry Jones, Zachary Quinto, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Brian J. Smith and director John Tiffany about the show and what
Check out stars Eric Anderson and Amber Iman sing ‘Always With You’ from the new Broadway musical, Soul Doctor. The show, currently playing at the Circle in the Square, is about the life of Shlomo Carlebach, the folk-singing rabbi. For tickets and more information, click here.
Manhattan Theatre Club is pleased announce complete casting for the upcoming world premiere production of THE COMMONS OF PENSACOLA, the new play by Amanda Peet, directed by MTC’s award-winning artistic director Lynne Meadow. Joining previously announced cast members Emmy and Tony award winner Blythe Danner and Emmy and Golden Globe
