The Truth About Emanuel, writer/director’s Francesca Gregorini sophomore effort, is a puzzling sort of film. Not in a bad way but also not in the best of ways either. Emanuel (Kaya Scodelario from the U.K.’s Skins) is seventeen years old and thinks she’s not supposed to be here, as in
Darick on auditions: “I think sometimes we as actors tend to really beat ourselves up”
The Hollywood Reporter does a fantastic job with their roundtable interviews and this video with casting directors absolutely falls into the ‘fantastic’ category. I think this is the first time THR has done a roundtable with casting directors. Hopefully it’s not the last! Featuring Juliet Taylor, Ellen Lewis, Patricia DiCerto,
The Hollywood Reporter got Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Jonah Hill and writer Terence Winter to talk about their new film, The Wolf of Wall Street. DiCaprio and Hill are wonderful in the film and the more I think about it, the more it grows on me. You’ve never seen DiCaprio
In this New York Times Anatomy of a Scene, Director David O. Russell narrates a scene from his upcoming film, American Hustle. The scene is early on in the film and features Amy Adams and Christian Bale in one of their first encounters. I really liked the film and the
Elvis, Cash, Perkins and Jerry Lee make for a fun, energetic show!
Lili: Imagination is “one of the fuels for an actor”
I love everything about this book!
Here’s a SAG Foundation Q & A with Lizzy Caplan where she talks about her new Showtime series, Masters of Sex. In the interview, she talks about how she fought for the role of Virginia Johnson, why she waited so long for the part, shooting the pilot, nerves and more.
Idris Elba talks to Gold Derby editor Daniel Montgomery about his incredibly busy year. He’s starred in Pacific Rim, Luther, Thor: The Dark World and the upcoming Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. In the interview, he talks about the research he did to play Nelson Mandela, the prosthetics he wore
What a difference Director Francis Lawrence has made in this top notch sequel.
Here’s a Q&A the SAG Foundation did with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin for their upcoming film, Labor Day. Directed by Jason Reitman, the film centers on 13-year-old Henry Wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele (Winslet) while confronting all
J.J.: “I think that this show has a level of humor that is distinct from what we’ve done”
If you need just one reason to see this show, Josh Young is that reason
If you’re in the L.A. area and you haven’t seen the great documentary Casting By yet, you really should get to the Arena Cinema in Hollywood. The film will run at this weekend there and every screening will have some big time casting directors in attendance. Here’s a quick synopsis
Josh on his Tony Nomination: “I feel like I have expectations now to live up to now”
Sean on auditioning: “It’s like presenting a little show of what you can do”
I love Alanis. I love Jagged Little Pill. I love Broadway. So, this is very cool news. Seven-time Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette will take her 1995 hit album, Jagged Little Pill, to the Broadway stage debuting a workshop production of the piece in 2014. The musical, also called “Jagged
The producers of A Time to Kill, the new Broadway play adapted from John Grisham‘s novel of the same name, just announced that the show will close. The final performance will be Sunday, November 17th. Performances began on September 28th and opening night was October 20th. Producers Daryl Roth and Eva
McConaughey and Leto are wonderful and watching their performances should forget the films shortcomings
