If you head to the theatre to see the Melissa McCarthy film, Tammy, this week, it might be hard to suspend disbelief that Susan Sarandon is her grandmother. At 67 years old, the Oscar winner isn’t a grandmother in real life, even though her daughter Eva Amurri Martino is weeks
Mark Ruffalo might be on everyone’s radar for his role as the Hulk in Marvel’s Avengers franchise, but he’s in theaters right now with a smaller film. Begin Again is an indie film with the 46-year-old actor playing a recently-fired record executive who comes across a broken-hearted musician played by
Karen Olivo had the career many aspiring New York actors dream of: Broadway shows listed on her résumé, a Tony Award and even a series regular job on the show Harry’s Law. Yet she packed up and moved to Wisconsin in late 2012 after she decided she needed a change
If you haven’t seen Season 2 of Orange Is the New Black yet, there are spoilers ahead…you’ve been warned. The newest character on this season of Orange Is the New Black, Brook Soso, made quite an impact on the inmate population. From her lack of showering to her hunger strike,
Actors are always trying to think outside the box to stand out and promote themselves in a crowded talent pool. One New York City-based actor has taken an approach that hasn’t necessarily booked him a role, but it has gained him a bit of notoriety. Dan Perino posted 2,000 fliers
When True Blood returned last week on HBO for its seventh and final season, fans noticed that the character of James looked a bit different than before. With little explanation off-screen, original actor Luke Grimes had been replaced with former Bunheads star Nathan Parsons. A week into the season and
This summer’s hottest teen romance film, The Fault in Our Stars, handily beat Tom Cruise‘s Edge of Tomorrow at the box office last weekend. Much of that success is credited to its 22-year-old star, Shailene Woodley, who embodies the role of the cancer-stricken Hazel to great aplomb. Director Josh Boone
As a young actor, Chris Sheffield is having quite a year. He’s been cast in the Michael Bay-directed pilot, The Last Ship, and he’s starring in FOX’s new show, The Maze Runner, which will debut in September. While both projects had big budgets, The Last Ship is on TNT. Sheffield compared
[Warning: Season finale spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned!] The Season 4 finale of Game of Thrones left many fans speechless about the end result. Just before the final show of the season aired, The Wall Street Journal spoke with 17-year-old Maisie Williams who plays Arya Stark about her character’s development
22 Jump Street hit theaters last weekend and audiences were treated to a breakout performance by Jillian Bell. She plays Mercedes, Maya’s [Amber Stevens] roommate, who’s always throwing insults at Jonah Hill‘s character, Schmidt, with such deadpan comedy. HuffPost Entertainment talked to the actress via email about her role in
It’s tough always being the good guy. It can get an actor typecast into certain roles. That’s exactly what Colin Hanks has been dealing with for most of his career. He said, “That’s the stereotype of me. That’s the pigeonhole I’m in, and I’m constantly trying to break out of
It’s quite a feat to tackle, but that’s exactly what a group of actors, directors and writers are going to do — create six plays in 24 hours. The event is happening on June 20 at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica as a benefit for the Urban Arts Partnership.
The new film I Am I, starring Jocelyn Towne and Kevin Tighe, is an intimate look at a father and daughter trying to reconnect after years of estrangement. The reunion is colored by the fact that Tighe’s character suffers from mental illness that allows him to only remember his life up
The new indie film, I Am I, focuses in on a relationship between an estranged father and daughter who try to reconnect after years apart. Kevin Tighe plays the father who is suffering from mental illness which prevents him from remembering his daughter. He thinks she is his ex-wife since
Kristen Stewart is ready to say goodbye to Twilight. In order to do so, she’s had to be selective about the films she chooses. Her latest, Clouds of Sils Maria, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. In the movie, Stewart plays the personal assistant with an older actress
Comedian Jenny Slate wore a badge of dishonor for years after she was fired after her first season of Saturday Night Live for uttering the word “f**k” during her first episode in 2009. She punished herself for years after that incident. She said, “I wasn’t strong enough to tell myself
Maleficent had a huge box office opening the first weekend raking in over $70 million. For 16-year-old Elle Fanning, who has been in the entertainment industry since she was two years old, this was certainly the most impressive set she has worked on in her career. Fanning shared, “This is
Equity and the BBC are set for quite the showdown because the union is accusing the network of favoring bigger names from high-profile agencies for roles. Equity wants the BBC to give more opportunities to other actors and account for their casting procedures. A motion was passed last week asking
Robert Pattinson has been more famous for his former relationship with Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart than he’s been for his acting career. The 28-year-old actor is trying to change all of that. He recently shared with the Associated Press, “I’m just trying to not be in stupid gossip magazines, basically, and
The Normal Heart premiered on HBO on May 26 to rave reviews and a look back at a time period when AIDS was wiping out an entire generation of young men. Matt Bomer stars in the adaptation of Larry Kramer‘s play of a closeted New York Times reporter who becomes
