Hurricane Irene Hits Broadway Where It Hurt$ Mo$t
Broadway took in 36% less money than it did for the same week last year ($11.62 million vs. $18.15 million) with an equally huge drop in attendance (from 204,265 last year to 130,853 this year).
Jeff Bridges Practices Meditation to Bring ‘Dynamics’ to His Life
It turns out that Jeff Bridges is a lot more like his famous Tron character Kevin Flynn than we ever realized. In Tron: Legacy it is revealed that Flynn has turned to meditation during his nearly three decade imprisonment in the electronic world of Tron to find inner peace.
Paul Rudd Talks ‘Our Idiot Brother’, Judd Apatow and His Best Career Advice
Paul Rudd might be starring in a movie titled Our Idiot Brother, but count the actor himself as one who doesn’t think that the character he plays really is an idiot.
Steve Coogan Agrees to Cameo in 17-Year Old Film Student’s Movie
Seventeen year-old Liam Hooper wrote a letter to Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder, The Other Guys, Alan Partridge) asking him to appear in his £1,000 student film.
Don’t Expect to See Reality TV Stars on The Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which deems who is “worthy” of a star (of course, footing the $30,000 for the star yourself is part of the worthiness), there is an unofficial ban on reality television “stars” from joining the Walk of Fame.
Broadway’s ‘The Book of Mormon’ Enjoys Sizeable Profits
The Book of Mormon cost $9.1 million — far cheaper than effect-laden shows like Shrek and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark — and has already recouped thirty percent of its cost for it’s investors and will pay off the investments completely by October.
Jessica Chastain Reveals That Robin Williams Paid For Her Acting School
Actress Jessica Chastain, who appeared in both The Tree of Life and The Help this summer, has revealed that her education at Julliard was funded entirely by a scholarship paid for by Robin Williams.
Actors Sue Seeking Royalties on Merchandising of Their Classic Film and Television Roles
When actor Zack Ward played Scott Farkus in 1983’s The Christmas Story, he probably had no idea that not only would the film be considered a classic but decades later his character would live on in merchandise like action figures, which use his likeness from the 1983 film.
Colin Farrell: “You don’t want to be photographed by the paparazzi? Say ‘no’ to the 120 million dollar film”
Looks like Colin Farrell has an answer to stars like Ryan Reynolds who complain about the price of stardom: stop whining!
Helen Mirren: “I’m not the sort of actress who identifies with every role, but I do bring a part of myself to them”
According to Helen Mirren, “I was never young and pretty. Well, never pretty, anyway.”
Don Cheadle: Acting isn’t “as dazzling as it used to be”
Though Don Cheadle still appears regularly in movies — like last summer’s blockbuster Iron Man 2 and the critically acclaimed Brooklyn’s Finest — his pace has seemed to slow somewhat as his attention has turned to other causes.
FringeNYC Review: ‘Flaccid P*nis Seeks V*ginal Dryness’
Let’s get it out of the way — if the title Flaccid Penis Seeks Vaginal Dryness offends you the rest of the play probably will too although, as the play itself points out, it isn’t any racier than what a Google search with a poor choice of words will produce.
Sean Penn on “The Tree of Life”: “I didn’t at all find on the screen the emotion of the script”
Penn revealed that he found Malick’s script to be superior to the finished movie.
Jason Momoa: “I’m not that good of an actor”
Jason Momoa, star of Game of Thrones and Conan the Barbarian, was likely hired for his Conan role based not only on his looks, but also his intensity.
Rose McGowan’s Eyebrows and Hairline are Worth $5 Million to Her
McGowan wasn’t going to sacrifice her often-nominated Maxim, FHM, Stuff, and Blender “Sexiest Woman” looks for nothing.
Jason Momoa: After ‘Baywatch’, “No one would take me seriously”
Jason Momoa, star of HBO’s Game of Thrones and the upcoming Conan the Barbarian movie is quite popular these days, but you’d never guess that it all started from being on Baywatch Hawaii over a decade ago.
FringeNYC Review: ‘Keepers’
I was glad to find out that Keepers, the episodic play that is one of the many performances being showcased during the 15th Annual New York International Fringe Festival, had been run before the 2011 festival because it truly is a play that deserves a wider audience.
Elizabeth Banks on Being an Actress and a New Mom: “You push through just like any other working mom”
Maternity leave? Not for Elizabeth Banks.
Anne Hathaway Latest American Actress to Put Some English On
Why is it that Brits always seem to one-up American actors with accents?
Billy Crystal Says He’s ‘Itchy’ To Return as Oscar Host
Is Billy Crystal the only person who can make the Oscars interesting?