‘Lyrics and Lyricists’ celebrates the nightclubs of New York
Last weekend, the 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists series, a New York institution in its own right, paid homage to those late great clubs like The Copacabana.
Zach Braff: “I always say acting is like adjusting different levels on a mixing board”
“I used to make fun of (Twitter), but it really is the greatest tool when you’re a one-man promotional machine for small projects. It’s like a band having a mailing list in the olden days.”
Ben Stiller Returns to his Stage Roots in Broadway’s ‘The House of Blue Leaves’
“The casting director had seen me in something and didn’t think I was right,” he recalls. “So I asked my mom — the only time I asked my mom to help me.”
Jim Caviezel’s “Passion” was not met with movie offers
Jim Caviezel knew that he was taking a risk when he signed on to play Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ, but did so anyway, telling the director, “I have to carry my own cross.”
Screenplay : ‘Red Riding Hood’
Director : Catherine Hardwicke
Cast : Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Virginia Madsen, Julie Christie
Q & A: John Stamos: “I still want to get out there and do something that’s challenging and original”
John talks about his episode of Law & Order: SVU, his long career and his stint on Glee!
Clip: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ featuring Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush
Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) evades Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and the King’s guards. Captain Jack swings on chandelier’s and ropes and swaggers away in his trademark fashion.
Terri White, “Follies” at the Kennedy Center
“Knowing the history of black performers,” White explains, “actual follies didn’t have black female dancers. If you were black, you only did a specialty act—if you were lucky. I put that knowledge into Stella.”
Peter O’Toole Honored: What Took So Long?
Recently during the TCM Film Festival in Hollywood, the great Peter O’Toole was immortalized with his hand and foot prints in his own cement block in front of the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard.
Chris Rock tweets a picture from his Broadway dressing room
Chris Rock posted this picture of him getting ready backstage before the show.
Tribeca Awards Carice Van Houten for “Black Butterflies”
“There are a million colors in this complicated performance. We award this honor for bravery and fragility, and for showing tremendous range and strength throughout”
Nina Arianda Earns Praise for “Born Yesterday” Role
“I hate when people call Billie stupid. She’s honest and pure and has no malice. Emotionally, she a genius.”
“SVU” Star Mariska Hargitay Suing Former Agents
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay is suing her former agents, claiming they’re attempting to collect SVU commissions even though both sides have parted ways.
FBI Raids SAG Member’s Home for Alleged Uploads
This week, the FBI raided the home of Screen Actor’s Guild member Wes Desoto.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?
Hearing a “No” isn’t really that big a deal. But when we associate that “No” with incorrect interpretations, we immediately let the “No” defeat us.
SAG National Board of Directors Unanimously Establishes Merger Task Force
Guild Task Force to work directly with AFTRA counterparts to develop formal merger plan for approval by National Boards in January 2012.
Taylor Kitsch: “I really feel like I am where I’m at because no one will outwork me”
” I will do absolutely anything to get where I need to be. It’s a rare quality now.”
Networking Made Easy
The key to being a genuine networker, is to become a master at making introductions.
Mad Men’s Aaron Staton Goes Virtual for the New Game from Rockstar – LA Noire
On the set of Mad Men playing account executive Ken Cosgrove, Aaron Staton deals with multiple cameras but probably not 32 at one time.