How to Read Your Success Meter
Just because you booked the part, got a great new agent, doesn’t mean you will suddenly feel like a whole new person
Steve Carell on Shooting, Producing and Finding the Right cast for ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’
Though I like Steve Carell from his roles in Anchorman, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and, of course, The Office, I really don’t think any of his recent films have really shown him at his comedic best. However, from the looks of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone we may have another Carell winner coming soon.
What is Peter Ostrum, Charlie from the Classic ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’, Doing Now?
Peter Ostrum knew he better have a back-up plan after starring as Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He didn’t want to become one of those child actors that end up train-wrecks later in life.
SXSW Review: ‘Euphonia’
The teens in the film (which also include Maria DeCortis and Benjamin Papacare) are true teenagers, – all zits and gangly – and their performances were real and authentic, especially from Will Madden.
Emilia Clarke talks ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, Rehearsals and Auditioning for ‘Game of Thrones’
Emilia Clarke, star of Game of Thrones, understands that people might be expecting a lot out of her portrayal of Holly Golightly in the new Broadway adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Olivia Wilde: ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ was “one of the best auditioning experiences I’ve ever had”
Olivia Wilde lived out multiple dreams of hers while working on The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. She was thrilled to become part of the cast as Steve Carrell’s magician’s assistant.
Managers Thwarted in Attempt to Throw Out California’s Talent Agencies Act
If you see anyone today in California who isn’t happy, there is a good chance that he or she is a manager in the entertainment business. That is because managers have been dealt a major blow in their fight against California’s law which prevents them from securing work for whom they represent.
SXSW Review: ‘I Am Divine’
Jeffrey Schwarz’s doc is a tribute to Divine, his work and his life and it shouldn’t be missed.
Terrence Howard on ‘Dead Man Down’: “The whole thing for me in the character was the hair”
Terrence Howard knows that it’s all about swagger when playing a villain. In his new film, Dead Man Down, the Oscar-nominated actor used his style to depict a true bad guy.
Third Party Endorsement – You Can’t Get a Good Agent Without One
It’s not enough for you to say you’re a great, professional actor; you need someone else to say it for you!
Michelle Williams talks ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’ and Keeping a ‘Glinda Notebook’
It might seem odd that Michelle Williams did research for her new movie role. After all, she’s playing a fairy tale witch in the new Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful.
PaleyFest 2013: The Cast of ‘The New Normal’ on “New Normals” and an Upcoming Wedding
Ryan Murphy believes television can change the world. So, with the three shows he has on the air now (Glee, American Horror Story, The New Normal), Murphy is working to change people’s perceptions about the status quo.
Review: ‘Ann’ at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (NYC)
The best way to describe Ann, Holland Taylor’s one-woman show about former governor of Texas Ann Richards that she both wrote and stars in, is what the Hall of Presidents in Disney World would be like if instead of a robotic Barack Obama the host was a Texas-twanged white-haired lady who didn’t care that she was on a stage in the family-friendliest theme park in the world.
Actors and Creators Finding New Work in Online-Only Shows
It’s almost impossible to recall a time when there wasn’t television channels that numbered into the thousands, but for many people who grew up with cable television the idea of having less than a dozen channels is a concept as foreign as a rotary phone.
How Did Alex Karpovsky Get His Role on ‘Girls’?
Alex Karpovsky is one of those lucky actors who rarely has to audition for anything. He was friends with before landing his role on her hit HBO series, Girls. The only part he’s ever tried out for is in the upcoming Coen brothers’ movie, Inside Llewyn Davis.
Jude Law: “I feel more in control of the process in theatre and it’s more familiar to me”
Jude Law had an explosive film career in the 1990s and early 2000s, and though he continues to star in high-profile films like the Sherlock Holmes series and Side Effects he’s also made a regular effort of returning to his roots as a theater actor.
Training Cats for Broadway’s ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ Is Not Easy, Even for an Expert (video)
Dogs have been on Broadway before — a major character in the musical Annie, which is currently back on Broadway, is her dog Sandy — but as far as I know the most memorable cats on Broadway were, well, the cats in Cats.
Shia LaBeouf Posts More E-Mails Related to His ‘Orphans’ Exit
I know it’s not a very well-kept secret, but isn’t it sort of fascinating that actors often treat each other like they’re in middle school? Not only do they have arguments over e-mail, but as in the case of Shia LaBeouf and the behind-the-scenes saga of his exit from his intended Broadway debut Orphans, LaBeouf has no issue with posting these e-mails on Twitter to prove… something.
Jeff Daniels Praises Aaron Sorkin: “He writes scenes that you get to play and get your teeth into”
Jeff Daniels is somewhat enamored with his boss, creator/writer/executive producer Aaron Sorkin. The two are working together on HBO’s series, The Newsroom, where Daniels is able to recreate some of Sorkin’s best monologues.
Enlightened’s Mike White on How He Started Writing
Mike White began his love of entertainment at an early age. Now he’s using his passion as the co-creator and writer of HBO’s Enlightened.