Interview: Jason Gann, Wilfred is “Hamlet in a dog suit”
Jason: “I feel really satisfied with what I’ve done with the character”
Interview: ‘Wilfred’ Showrunners Eli Jorne and Reed Agnew: “Wilfred is Calvin and Hobbes except a f*cked up Calvin and Hobbes”
Eli: “We know where we’re going and we have long term plans of what we want to do with the show”
Lake Bell on Voiceover Work: “I always wanted to be an actor, but voice acting seemed like the ultimate acting tool, because you could be anyone”
Lake Bell is one of the growing number of actors who have decided to go into business themselves. Bell is the star, writer, and director of her film In a World…, which is about the male-dominated world of voiceover acting. She spoke to The New York Post about working on
David Gordon Green on Why He Casts Comedic Actors for Dramatic Roles
David Gordon Green has had a perplexing career as a director. After winning critical acclaim for dramatic films like George Washington, All the Real Girls, Undertow, and Snow Angels, Green made a complete change and directed a string of comedy films (Pineapple Express, Your Highness, The Sitter) and episodes of
Book Review: ‘The Best American Short Plays 2011-2012’
All of the plays are very quick reads – they’re short plays, duh! – and most are pretty darn good.
Student Film Shoot Nearly Turns Fatal When Cops Respond to Robbery Scene
Though most places require permits when shooting television and film productions, back in my film school days we’d often easily get by shooting scenes quickly and on-the-fly without doing all the paperwork (and paying the expensive permit fees). Starving artists have to do what starving artists have to do, right?
Jason Sudeikis on Improvisation and Comedy: “I’m always a fan of those smaller moments”
Jason Sudeikis is familiar to most television audiences for his work on Saturday Night Live. After ten years on the show, two years as a writer and eight years as a cast member, the comedian is moving on to other projects. Sudeikis sat down with actor Michael Keaton for Interview
Lucy Griffiths Talks Blood, Death and and the End of Nora on ‘True Blood’
It’s been a dramatic season on HBO’s True Blood, probably even bigger than fans initially anticipated. They were warned ahead of time that one main character was going to see their demise, but it turns out the vampire death clock is on overdrive. In a recent interview with Vulture, actress
Comic-Con Interview: Fiona Gubelmann Talks ‘Wilfred’ and Dog-isms
Fiona: “My favorite stuff is stuff that’s played for real”
The Comic-Con Casting Director Panel Featuring Randi Hiller, Lora Kennedy, Sharon Bialy, Roger Mussenden & David Rapaport
If you’re an actor, you need to watch every minute of this Casting Director panel from Comic-Con!
Cate Blanchett on Choosing Good Roles and Why She Thinks Being “Peculiar-Looking” is Good for an Actor (video)
Cate Blanchett is already generating Oscar buzz for her role in Woody Allen‘s Blue Jasmine even though the film hasn’t been released in most markets. But that’s pretty standard for Blanchett, who is generally praised in most films that she appears in (she’s been nominated for five Oscars and won
Comic-Con Interview: Dorian Brown Talks ‘Wilfred’ and Having Her Character “Loosen Up”
Dorian: “I did feel like a Debbie Downer on everything. But this was fun for me”
Comic-Con Interview: Former ‘Wilfred’ Showrunner David Zuckerman on Giving Up Control and How the New Season is a Different “Vision”
David: “I’m not gonna go all Dan Harmon on the show”
Comic-Con Interview: Paul Scheer and Karen Gillan Talk ‘NTSF:SD:SUV::’ (video)
They chat about Karen joining the cast, filming in London and more!
Comic-Con Interview: ‘NTSF:SD:SUV’ Stars Martin Starr, June Diane Raphael and Brandon Johnson (video)
They talk about the new season, shooting in London and more!
Julie White on Taking Sigourney Weaver’s Role for the Final Month of ‘Vanya and Sonia…’: “It’s like jumping on a speeding train”
Broadway’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike might have recently won this year’s Best Play Tony Award and extended its engagement until August 30, but the producers had to find a replacement for one of its main cast members, Sigourney Weaver, who is departing to work on other projects.Â
Taryn Manning on Being Typecast in Hollywood and the Research She Did for ‘Orange is the New Black’
Netflix‘s Orange Is the New Black is an instant hit for the burgeoning network and one reason for its success is actress Taryn Manning. She plays Tiffany Doggett AKA “Pennsatucky,” the religious former meth addict who uses the prison’s cafeteria to perform her modern day miracles. The 34-year-old actress is
Michael J. Fox is Returning to TV Because “This is what I was born and bred to do”
Many were surprised when it was announced that Michael J. Fox would return to television in the NBC series The Michael J. Fox Show. After all, after Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over a decade ago he has limited his performances to voiceover work and short guest-starring stints on
How Actress Annie McNamara Got Her First Movie Role in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’
Many actors and actresses often have to wait years to work with Woody Allen, who is generally considered to be one of the top “actor’s directors” in film. For example, Cate Blanchett starred in films for nearly twenty years before starring in Allen’s latest film, Blue Jasmine. However, another star
Open Call! ‘Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark’ is looking for its new Peter Parker/Spider-Man & Mary Jane
Open Call for Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark