Theatre Review: The 20th Anniversary Tour of Jonathan Larson’s ‘Rent’
Aaron Harrington is absolutely fantastic as Tom Collins and Katie LaMark is equally good as Maureen.
Movie Review: Ben Affleck’s ‘Live By Night’
The film is entertaining enough but given Affleck’s former directing success, we unfortunately (and perhaps mistakenly) expect more.
Viggo Mortensen on How He Became an Actor
“It didn’t occur to me to try acting it until I was, for an actor, relatively pretty old — 22 or 23.” – Viggo Mortensen
Michael Fassbender on Finding a Character: “If I can make them logical to myself, then I apply them, and that’s really it”
Fassbender talks about his parents’ concern about his action aspirations and why he reject the idea that he is an “intelligent actor.”
Felicity Jones on How She Finds Inspiration For Her Characters
“As much as possible, I’m trying to understand who the characters are and why they’re making the decisions that they’re making.” – Felicity Jones
Scarlett Johansson on Choosing Roles and “Pushing Your Boundaries”
“Breathing life into a character means celebrating and recognizing the fullness of them…” – Scarlett Johansson
Movie Review: ‘Fences’ Starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis
Directed with confidence by Washington, FENCES is a pure joy to watch with two dynamite actors in the prime of their careers.
Casey Affleck on Finding a Character: “It’s such an internal and complicated and still mysterious process”
“The fun part for me is endlessly talking about why does he do this, or why does he do that, or why doesn’t he? I really get into that.” – Casey Affleck on Rehearsing
Ben Mendelsohn on His ‘Rogue One’ Villain and Finally Getting Work in America
Mendelsohn spoke about playing one of the Empire’s nefarious villains in the latest Star Wars film.
Should You Go to a Full-Time Acting School?
It depends on many different factors, and the decision has to be up to you, but here are some pros and cons to help you decide.
Watch: Krysten Ritter Discusses Her Mentor Relationship with Her Acting Teacher
Ritter speaks about her relationship with Ballentine, how her support helped her survive in LA and how it has made her a better actress.
Andrew Garfield on What He Loves (and Hates) About Acting
“I want to know everything about everything, and that’s not possible and it won’t be possible.” – Andrew Garfield
Mahershala Ali: Our Job is “to consistently put ourselves in a position where we’re uncomfortable and going beyond our comfort zone”
Ali points out that having anxiety or fear about a role shows that he’s getting close to finding his character.
Ryan Gosling on Improvising and His True Audition Story That Made it into ‘La La Land’
“I do love movies but I love making them more. I’ve never found something professionally that engages me as much as that.” – Ryan Gosling
Aaron Eckhart on Playing a Real-Life Individual: “I was always watching, always talking in his voice.”
“They’re going to be judged based on your performance by millions of people.” – Aaron Eckhart on Playing a Real Person
Review: ‘Collateral Beauty’ Starring Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton and Michael Peña
There’s sadness and plenty of humor and but the movie tries so hard to be uplifting and deep, that it just gets in the way of itself.
Watch: SAG Conversations with Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and Simon Helberg of ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
Streep, Grant, and Helberg speak about working on the film and finding their characters, all of whom were based on real-life individuals.
Watch: Emma Stone and J.K. Simmons Talk ‘La La Land’
The pair spoke about the challenges of working on a musical and working with Chazelle on his dream project.