Rene Russo is back on the big screen thanks to a role of lifetime in the film Nighcrawler, directed by husband Dan Gilroy. The 60-year-old actress portrays an overnight news director who will stop at nothing to get the story. Her work is aided by the equally immoral news stringer, […]
In Selma, David Oyelowo portrays Martin Luther King, Jr. in the events surrounding the 1965 Selma voting rights marches.
For a few years Brie Larson was one of those “I know that actress!” people. In other words, the type of actress who you recognize from many different projects like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Rampart, but don’t yet know her name. That has certainly changed in the past
Josh Brolin spoke about his career, his early struggles as a stage actor, and what he enjoyed about some of his favorite roles
Angela Lansbury is currently performing eight shows a week as Madame Arcati in the national tour of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit… and she is 89 years old.
With Cake, Jennifer Aniston appears to be following in the footsteps of fellow rom-com star Matthew McConaughey. After a career filled with lighthearted roles and the occasional dramatic turn, Aniston has received widespread acclaim and awards nominations for portraying a woman in a chronic pain support group facing deep personal
McKenzie speaks about his appreciation for the Batman universe, what it feels like to portray an outsider character like Gordon
Benedict Cumberbatch might be on his way to his first Oscar nomination, thanks to his role as Alan Turing in the film, The Imitation Game.
Musical veterans like Anna Kendrick, James Cordon, and Simon Russell Beale were natural choices for Disney’s movie adaptation of Stephen Sondheim‘s Into The Woods. However, one of the main roles was filled by an actress with no musical experience, Emily Blunt. Speaking with The New York Times, Blunt spoke about
Coming out just in time for awards consideration (and it’s been considered for many awards) is A Most Violent Year, the period crime drama starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain that was written and directed by J.C. Chandor (All Is Lost). In this conversation sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild
Though Michael Keaton has denied that Birdman is a semi-autobiographical role, it’s hard not to see parallels between Keaton’s character Riggan Thomson in Birdman and his actual career. In this career retrospective interview with DP/30, Keaton covers all the ground that he covered on the way to stardom, including his
This week saw the release of the final film in The Lord of the Rings saga, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Out of the dozens of actors who appeared in the series, the one whose career was most defined by the six-film franchise is Andy Serkis, who
Shortly after portraying Macbeth on stage in the late 1970s, Ian McKellen appeared on a BBC program to analyze the play’s most famous soliloquy.
Though Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is billed as the final movie in the fantasy series, it still incorporates some new blood into the mix alongside franchise favorites like Ben Stiller and Robin Williams. The most significant new addition is Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey, who plays
Bradley Cooper is proving to be an actor who wants a career defined by strong work. Instead of solely relying upon franchises like The Hangover, the Oscar nominee is mixing it up again between the big screen and the stage. Cooper is starring in The Elephant Man on Broadway this
With Glenn Close and John Lithgow in the cast of Broadway’s A Delicate Balance, it’s okay if you didn’t notice that veteran actor Bob Balaban is also in the cast. Balaban, who is probably best known for his roles in Christopher Guest‘s mockumentaries and for his supporting roles in dozens
When it was announced that Michael C. Hall was replacing Andrew Rannells in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, it was a bit of a surprise. It wasn’t that people thought Hall couldn’t pull off the role of a transgender rock star — he was previously on Broadway as
Margot Robbie has had quite a year. Her breakout role in Martin Scorcese’s The Wolf of Wall Street last year was the film that put her on the map. However, her audition for the role of Naomi was almost a bust. The Australian actress came dressed in boots and jeans,
There are few roles that Oscar winner Christian Bale can’t or won’t do… and he’s shown such intense dedication to his work that it might seem he’s crossing the line into insanity. He’s dropped weight dramatically (The Machinist), gained weight dramatically (American Hustle), ruined his good looks (The Fighter), and
How many times have you watched the Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens teaser trailer? Probably enough to scour every frame for clues to what the J.J. Abrams-directed sequel is actually about. Though we only saw a handful of actors in the trailer — and mostly those who couldn’t
