In The Bling Ring, Oscar Winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola takes us inside the world of these teens, where their youthful naivete and excitement is amplified by today’s culture of celebrity and luxury brand obsession. The members of the Bling Ring introduce us to temptations that any teenager would find hard
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There’s no denying that anytime that Hugh Jackman returns to Broadway it’s a huge deal. However Jackman’s next Broadway role isn’t a musical, it’s a Jez Butterworth one-act play titled The River. Though it undoubtedly will sell out every week, fans of Jackman’s The Boy from Oz and Hugh Jackman, Back
One of the most talked about films of the Toronto International Film Festival this year is Nightcrawler, a film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a shifty crime reporter. It marks a transformation for Gyllenhaal, both career-wise and physically. In a lengthy interview with Variety, Gyllenhaal spoke about his intense commitment to
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Viggo Mortensen is a master of languages — and we’re not just talking about Elvish from his Lord of the Rings days. In his career Mortensen — who speaks English, Danish, French, Spanish, and Italian — has spoken many languages on film, but never as extensively as he did for
The name Larry Moss is certainly not as famous as his clients’ — including Hilary Swank, Helen Hunt, Jim Carrey, Tobey Maguire, and Leonardio DiCaprio — but as an acting coach he’s influenced their award-winning performances. In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, he spoke about what advice he gave
It was a passing of the guard in the Doctor Who franchise last year when Matt Smith decided to leave the iconic show. Replacing him was Scottish actor Peter Capaldi who stepped into the role for the current season. The 56-year-old actor discussed with The New York Times about taking
Bill Smitrovich is a true character actor; the utility man of any production. Hand him a script, give him a part and you can be sure he’ll knock that role out of the park.
Auditions are an art unto themselves. The more of them you do, ideally, the better you get.
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As actors, sometimes we tend to have tunnel vision with our careers and we need a little reminder to relax, have fun and give back to the community.
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Members of SAG-AFTRA voted overwhelmingly to approve the 2014 TV/Theatrical Contracts. Members approved the new, three-year contracts covering theatrical, primetime, and basic cable television production under the 2014 SAG-AFTRA Codified Basic Agreement and the 2014 SAG-AFTRA Television Agreement by a vote of 92.12 percent to 7.88 percent. The new television
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