Q & A: Hugh Dancy Talks ‘Hannibal’, What Led Him to the Role and the Challenges of Making the Character His Own
Hugh on ‘Hannibal’: “As an actor at least there’s a lot to, if you’ll forgive the phrase, get your teeth into”
SXSW Interview: Abigail Spencer talks ‘Kilimanjaro’, Working with Good People and Her Advice to Actors
Abigail on Acting: “You’re only as good as the people that you surround yourself with”
Jon Hamm Talks Don Draper and the Eventual Goodbye to ‘Mad Men’
The creator of Mad Men, Matt Weiner, begins every season by having a long dinner with his leading man, Jon Hamm. They discuss the trajectory of the scripts and the characters, but they’re also known to slip in a few low-brow jokes as well.
Megan Mullally on How She Spent Her Childhood, Improv and When She Found Out She Was Funny
Megan Mullally has carved out an incredible career in theater and comedy—especially for someone who doesn’t consider herself a trained actress.
Los Angeles Sees Big Rise in Film and Television Production in 2013
As a native New Yorker, I’m happy that so many films and television shows have been shot here over the last dozen years or so. When I was growing up, it was far less common for movies and television shows to actually be shot in New York — even if the stories were set in New York!
Q & A: Noah Emmerich talks ‘The Americans’ and Having Luck and Patience as an Actor
Noah on ‘The Americans’: “it’s about relationships; it’s about character, which is always, I think, the most interesting territory to be exploring as an actor”
Elisabeth Moss Talks ‘Mad Men’, Jane Campion’s ‘Top of the Lake’ and How Sex Scenes Aren’t “Her Favorite Thing To Do”
There’s no way fans of Mad Men would have allowed Elisabeth Moss’ character Peggy Olson to have been kicked off the show. The creator of the AMC drama, Matt Weiner, would never have let that happen either.
Moroccan Actor Enjoys Fame From His Obama “Look-a-Like” Performance in ‘The Bible’
Along with its high ratings, the History Channel’s mini-series The Bible was in the news because the actor playing Satan kind of… sort of… well, maybe looked like Barack Obama, the President of the United States.
Actress Suing IMDb on the Witness Stand: “The entertainment industry is based on perception … if you tell someone your age, it will affect their perception”
The actress suing IMDb for posting her actual birth date on its site, Huong Hoang (who has also been credited as Junie Hoang), took the stand to speak about the long process she went through to try to get IMDb to remove her age from its website.
WonderCon 2013 Interviews: ‘Falling Skies’ Stars Seychelle Gabriel, Drew Roy and Sarah Carter
The stars of ‘Falling Skies’ talk about the upcoming season
‘Hands on a Hardbody’ To Play its Final Performance
After playing 28 preview and 28 regular performances, the new Broadway musical, Hands on a Hardbody, will play its final performance
Erinn Hayes Replaces Chyler Leigh in NBC Pilot ‘Holding Patterns’ After Leigh is Too Sick For Table Read
Leigh was initially cast as Leah for the pilot, which is a comedy from The Office writer Justin Spitzer about the lives of a group of friends who survive a plane crash.
Patina Miller on Starring in Broadway’s ‘Pippin’: “As performers, you want to be big. Hit every moment hard”
Patina Miller faces a significant challenge as she takes on the role of the Leading Player in the Broadway revival of Pippin. For one thing, Miller’s only previous Broadway experience was starring in Sister Act.
Louis C.K. on Getting Cast in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’: “I’ve been waiting for that e-mail my whole life”
For most actors, getting cast in a Woody Allen movie is something to be crossed off one’s bucket list. However, when the cast list for Allen’s next film — which would eventually be titled Blue Jasmine — was revealed, two unlikely names were on the list: comedians Andrew Dice Clay and Louis C.K.
Ben Foster on Making his Broadway Debut in ‘Orphans’: “This feels like complete nudity”
Though Ben Foster is officially starring as Treat in Broadway’s Orphans, as far as the cast and crew of Orphans is concerned Foster should probably be billed as “lifesaver.”
SXSW Interview: Writer, Director & Actor Shane Carruth Talks ‘Upstream Color’
Shane: “If an actor has their skill set figured out and they’re smart enough to key into what your story is, really there’s not a lot to talk about”
SXSW ‘Arrested Development’ Panel with Will Arnett, Jeffrey Tambor and Mitch Hurwitz
I had recorded the Arrested Development event that Samsung had at SXSW. Jeffrey Tambor, creator Mitch Hurwitz and Will Arnett were in attendance and they three talked about the upcoming season, showed some clips and took questions from the crowd.
Review: ‘The Place Beyond The Pines’
The film is frustrating towards the end, yes, but as always, performances win out
SXSW Interview: Bruce Campbell Talks ‘Evil Dead’: “To me it’s not a remake or a prequel or a sequel or a reimagining”
Bruce talks ‘Evil Dead’ and how the script is everything
SXSW Interview: Shiloh Fernandez and Jane Levy on the Challenges of Shooting ‘Evil Dead’ and Acting Opposite a Tennis Ball
Shiloh on ‘Evil Dead’: “The title alone worried my folks, for sure”