No! Samuel French To Close Studio City, CA Location
Well, here’s some bad news to anyone (including me) who frequents the Studio City location of Samuel French.
Josh Hutcherson on ‘The Hunger Games’ Audition Process
Hutcherson reveals that he was almost tormented by how “right” he felt for the part.
Samuel French Introduces New eBook Program
Samuel French, the oldest and largest publisher of plays and musicals, announced this week that they will start to sell both plays and musicals in the popular eBook format.
SAG and AFTRA ‘Deplore Age Discrimination Facilitated by IMDb’
The Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA just issued a joint press release about the lawsuit brought on by the actress suing IMDb and Amazon for displaying her age on the widely used site.
Actress Sues Internet Movie Database for Revealing Her True Age
An unnamed actress is suing Amazon, the owner of the second most popular movie website on the web (after Daily Actor, of course… right?) the Internet Movie Database for $1 million.
Ken Howard Re-Elected as SAG President, continues to work on “creating one union”
creen Actors Guild today announced the results of elections for its top two elected positions and National Board. Ken Howard has been re-elected for a second term as Screen Actors Guild president, and Amy Aquino will continue in her role as secretary-treasurer. Both will serve two-year terms, beginning September 25.
Elizabeth Banks on how she “accidentally” joined Twitter
“I accidentally got on Twitter because there was a fake Elizabeth Banks twittering”
Hospitals Hiring Actors as “Patients” to Train Medical Students
The gigs typically pay well (Weill Cornell Medical College in New York’s Upper East Side pays $25 per hour) and offer actors a unique opportunity to portray various symptoms.
Robber Gets Caught Stealing From A New York City Street Performer
Fortunately, New York street performer Kid Lucky doesn’t also play an instrument, because if he did, he may have been too preoccupied to notice a thief taking off with his group’s collection box.
East Coast Earthquake Caught on Film During Local Commercial
A Virginia auto store was filming a commercial when the 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit this past Tuesday and caught it all on video.
James Franco Directing a Soap Opera Documentary
“It’s part of a bigger thing. I have big plans for it,” Franco told ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Veteran Talent Manager Convicted on Scam Charges
Long-time Hollywood talent manager Pat O’Brien was has been convicted of running a bait-and-switch scam that took advantage of aspiring young actors and their parents.
Lawyers in Florida Use Actors to Read Witness Depositions
“I’m all for using tools that will help the jury understand the evidence. When you go to trial on a difficult case, you need every tool you can get to win,” said attorney Mark Brumer
One Mother’s Sacrifice For Her Son’s Acting School Dreams
A UK mother named Anita Burns has taken out a second mortgage on her home in order to pay for her 19 year old son’s education at the prestigious New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
“Bones” John Francis Daley Talks About His Screenwriting Debut With “Horrible Bosses”
“Ever since I was seven years old, I was writing,” recalls Daley of his early days as a scribe. “I remember being in the basement of my house, this dank, horrible basement, putting on plays with not-very-willing participants, and I would promise kids in the neighborhood that I’d play Nintendo 64 with them after we’d rehearse this stupid play that I wrote.
Emma Watson: “L.A. scares the crap out of me”
“My acting tutor said the hardest thing for me was to get angry. I almost broke down in tears when they tried to get me to be angry.:
Daniel Radcliffe on Alcohol Abuse and Overcoming the “Child Actor” stigma
“If I can make a career for myself after Potter, and it goes well, and is varied and with longevity, then that puts to bed the ‘child actors’ argument… If I can do it, in the biggest film franchise of all time, no other child actor who comes after will ever have to answer those same bloody questions.”
Emma Watson on life after “Harry Potter”: “I have had no control over my life”
“They found me and picked me for the part, and now I’m desperately trying to find my way through it.”
Oliver Platt on his career: “There’s a sense of gratitude that I’m able to support my family doing this”
“I’ve never had any doubt that I was doing what I was meant to do.”
“True Blood” star Alexander Skarsgard on Season 4: It’s “quite different from what we’ve seen before”
He also enjoyed trying out his comedic skills throughout the first few episodes. “I had fun with it. It was just important to make it real. The humor had to come out of the situations more than him trying to be funny.”