When Negative Thoughts Happen: Stop, Drop and Roll
It’s not always easy to transform our thoughts but having the awareness is the first step
Naomi Watts on Filming Tsunami Scenes in ‘The Impossible’: “It was intense work. For anyone, but at my age, boy, it was a workout”
One would think that after being manhandled (apehandled?) by a giant gorilla in King Kong an actress could pretty much pull off any physical role. But Naomi Watts, who stars in The Impossible, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, had to fend with far more than a digital gorilla since much of the film takes place during a tsunami in Thailand.
‘Vampire Diaries’ Robert Ri’chard Tells a Story He Learned as a Kid That He Applies to His Acting Career
Acting might have saved Robert Ri’chard’s life.
The Vampire Diaries actor noted, “When I was a kid there was a local acting studio down from my house. I grew up in a rough neighborhood, and the studio was a place where kids could go and get out of the gang-type stuff. I went there and it was the only thing I wanted to do. I shook hands with an acting coach there, Ms. D., and that was the start of my new life. She was a mentor and a powerful person in my life.”
Rebel Wilson Talks ‘Bachelorette’ and Her “Parades of Meetings” with Studios and Networks When She First Came to America
The raunchy Australian actress first caught our attention as Kristen Wiig’s bizarre roommate in last year’s Bridesmaids. Now, Wilson is appearing in another wedding-related comedy, Bachelorette, alongside Kirsten Dunst and Lizzy Caplan.
Philip Seymour Hoffman on ‘The Master’: “It’s not a Scientology movie. It’s something else”
One of the most anticipated films of the year is master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, a film that has been controversial since before it even began production because of its subject manner. Thought to be a thinly-veiled look at Scientology, the religion founded by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard that counts numerous celebrities among its membership, the film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Hubbard-like Lancaster Dodd.
‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds 3 Cast Members
With Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg leaving Saturday Night Live, the show has announced the addition of 3 new cast members to try and fill there huge, missing shoes.
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Star Michael Kenneth Williams Opens Up About His Drug Addictions
One of the best parts of Boardwalk Empire, the award-winning Prohibition crime drama on HBO, is Michael Kenneth Williams as Chalky White, a bootlegger and the unelected mayor of Atlantic City’s African-American work force. The role comes after several years on The Wire, another crime drama.
Paul Rudd: “Theatre is the best way for an actor to improve”
As funny of a guy as Paul Rudd is, when he takes the lead in a film the box office isn’t always there. His last three starring roles — Wanderlust, Our Idiot Brother, and How Do You Know — all underperformed. So it’s a good thing that Rudd is more than just a movie actor, since he is making a return to Broadway after several years in movies to star in Grace alongside Michael Shannon, Kate Arrington, and Ed Asner.
Bradley Cooper on His Start, Rejection and Subsequent Success as an Actor
In recent years, Bradley Cooper has become one of Hollywood’s most successful leading men. Despite this, there was a time when not getting work was a normal part of life for Cooper.
Judy Greer to make her Broadway Debut in ‘Dead Accounts’
Judy Greer will be making her Broadway debut when she joins the cast of Dead Accounts, the upcoming Broadway show that will also star two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes.
What a Feeling? ‘Flashdance – The Musical’ to Open on Broadway
Flashdance – The Musical, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit movie, will dance its way on Broadway in August 2013 with a theater, dates and casting to be announced.
Former NYU professor Sues James Franco for Defamation
Academy award winner James Franco is being sued by his former professor of New York University, José Angel Santana. The multi-talented career student took a course, Directing the Actor, and after receiving a “D” informed the news outlet Showbiz411 back in 2010 that Santana was “awful.” Adding that he only attended 12 out of the 14 classes. “I didn’t feel like I needed to waste my time with a bad teacher,” the 127 hours actor noted.
Sawyer Avery, Son of Steven Spielberg, Makes His Off-Broadway Acting Debut
I definitely respect when the child of someone famous in entertainment uses a different name in order to avoid any expectations (good or bad) audiences might have of your work. But it’s a bit more difficult to get away with it these days when anyone can Google your name.
La Jolla Playhouse Announces Casting for the World Premiere Musical, ‘Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots’
The La Jolla Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming world-premiere musical, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
In NYC this Weekend? Check out Broadway on Broadway!
Broadway on Broadway, a free outdoor concert in Times Square featuring performances from some great Broadway shows, is happening this weekend!
Q&A: Ellen Barkin on Her New Show, ‘The New Normal’, Being Outspoken and Why She’s Not a Fan of Improvising
Ellen: “I always work, as we say in the method acting business, from the inside out”
Bradley Cooper on ‘The Words’ and Rejection as an Actor: It’s “something you have to become accustomed to”
Although Bradley Cooper seems as if he was born being the quintessential Hollywood leading man, the actor did face some obstacles starting out in the business. These roadblocks helped him portray the struggling writer, Rory Jansen, in his new film, The Words.
Zac Efron is Graduating to Edgier Roles
Zac Efron is finally ready to move away from his High School Musical days. The actor is gearing up to appear in several edgier roles, including the upcoming At Any Price and The Paperboy.
Broadway’s ‘Chaplin’, Rob McClure: “I really enjoy being onstage, and I believe audiences sense that, and it makes them comfortable”
It would have been easy for the producers behind Chaplin, a new Broadway musical based on the life of the famed early film icon, to find a Hollywood star to cast in the lead. But going that route would have made it unlikely to equal the performance of Rob McClure, who initially received rave reviews portraying the man behind the Little Tramp during the musical’s run at California’s La Jolla Playhouse.
Maggie Gyllenhaal: “It’s funny how everyone gets concerned when you are playing a heroine in a big movie that you be really relatable and likeable”
Maggie Gyllenhaal is not an actress who wants to take on typical female roles. In her new film, Won’t Back Down, she has created a relatable character, a mother fighting for her child’s right to a proper education.