“Brothers & Sisters” Star Matthew Rhys Heads “back on the audition trail”
Actor Matthew Rhys, who played lawyer Kevin Walker on the ABC drama, reports that he’s “back on the audition trail” now that the show’s five-season run has come to an end.
Tom Hanks on “Larry Crowne”, Hollywood Cynicism and Balancing his Roles as Writer, Director and Actor
The biggest challenge was not in the filming process, but in the preceding six-month preparation process. Hanks continued, “That’s when it’s hard to go back and forth between being a director who wants to tell a story with a specific sort of sound and look to it, as opposed to the actor just saying, ‘And what am I going to say here exactly and why am I saying it?…That’s where the battle between being a director and an actor is really fought.”
Emma Stone on dropping out of High School: “Had I graduated I would’ve missed [Superbad], and had I missed that opportunity I wouldn’t be here right now”
In the next two months, Emma Stone will appear in a whopping three films: Friends with Benefits (July 22), Crazy Stupid Love (July 29) and The Help (August 12).
Blair Underwood heading to Broadway
Blair Underwood will make his Broadway debut next season as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, the The New York Post is reporting.
Why Haven’t I Heard from my Agent?
Instead of blaming the agent for the lack of response, look at your own marketing kit and marketing efforts
Review: “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” or whatever it’s called
Autobots. Decepticons. Cybertron. Three words I hope to never hear or type again.
Rob McElhenney Packs on 50 Pounds for “It’s Always Sunny”
In an attempt to make his character, pub manager Mac, funnier and more multidimensional, Rob McElhenney has put on a stunning 50 pounds in 2011.
Shia LaBeouf Talks “Transformers,” Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg
Transformers star Shia LaBeouf talked about working with directors like Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg and growing up in the spotlight.
Emma Watson on life after “Harry Potter”: “I have had no control over my life”
“They found me and picked me for the part, and now I’m desperately trying to find my way through it.”
Edie Falco speaks out about the “celebrity” aspect of Hollywood: “Most [celebrities] haven’t really done anything to earn where they are”
“There’s an obsession with famous people who, oftentimes, are not worthy of a million people knowing who they are and what they think.”
Oliver Platt on his career: “There’s a sense of gratitude that I’m able to support my family doing this”
“I’ve never had any doubt that I was doing what I was meant to do.”
Branding: The New Actor Buzzword
If you understand your brand, your marketing package will always be in line.
“True Blood” star Alexander Skarsgard on Season 4: It’s “quite different from what we’ve seen before”
He also enjoyed trying out his comedic skills throughout the first few episodes. “I had fun with it. It was just important to make it real. The humor had to come out of the situations more than him trying to be funny.”
Movie Review: “Submarine”
Have you ever been home on a rainy Sunday afternoon, flipped on the TV and randomly discovered a movie so good that you’re glad you were stuck on the couch for 2 hours? Submarine is this movie.
Emma Stone Uses Acting to “Understand Human Behavior”
“You can’t play a regular person and live only in circumstances where people are only talking about movies,” explained Stone
Q & A: Elijah Wood and Jason Gann talk FX’s “Wilfred”
Elijah Wood: “A solid base for any comedy is just honesty and truth and it coming from a real place”
Screen Actors Guild Production Center and Online Signatory Application Debuts at Produced By Conference
SAG Press release: Los Angeles —Screen Actors Guild National Executive Director David White today publicly previewed SAG’s new online application for producers as part of the Guild’s appearance at the Producers Guild of America’s Third Annual Produced By Conference at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif. The presentation kicked off
How To Stage Your General Theatre Audition
When it comes time to stage the monologue or scene you’ll be performing for an audition there are several things to keep in mind – check them out here!
Stagehand Dies Backstage At ‘How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying’
A stagehand working on “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” died last night, right before curtain causing the show, which was to be its 100th performance, to be cancelled.