Acting

PHOTOS: Why I Reenacted 2,000 Years Of History

Charlie Schroeder | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Historical Reenacting, Renaissance Faire, William Shakespeare, Elizabethan England, Reenactment, Reenactors, Man of War, Acting, Vikings, Romans, Nazis, Slideexpand, Historical Reenactments, Books News

When I was a junior in college I fell in love with Shakespeare. I was determined to become the next Kenneth Branagh--in large part because I wanted to bed his then wife, Emma Thompson. Love of literature can be based on worse things.

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Did Gwyneth Paltrow Steal My Life?

Shannon Bradley-Colleary | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Acting Dream, Acting, Acting Career, Comedy News

I will always yearn for more. Maybe that isn't just a Shannon condition, but the human condition. I love my life. Damn me, I really do. Still, couldn't Gwyneth be bad at SOMETHING?

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Babar Peerzada Dazzles in The Elephant Man at Theatre 68

Xaque Gruber | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: London, John Hurt, Acting, David Bowie, Pakistan, Babar Peerzada, Theatre, The Elephant Man, Jamie Harris, David Lynch, Los Angeles, Frankenstein, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Hamill, Los Angeles News

There's nothing more inspiring than an artist spearheading a creative project grassroots-style. Such is the case with Babar Peerzada, and his labor of love, a stellar revival of The Elephant Man.

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6 Pieces of Advice to my Younger Self: an INXS Suicide Blonde

Shannon Bradley-Colleary | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Notes to a Suicide Blonde, Notes to Former Self, Reflections on Youth, Advice to My Younger Self, Acting, Youth, Memoir, Writing Screenplays, Nostalgia, The Bold and the Beautiful, Women News

Throwing your expensive bachelors degree in journalism out the window to pursue acting despite everyone's doubts will be the best thing that ever happened to you.

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Pioneer Of Mexican Telenovela Dies

AP | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Television, Acting, Mexico, Telenovela, Obituary, Julio Aleman, Latino Voices News

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican television and movie actor Julio Aleman, who starred in the first telenovela ever produced in the country, died Wednesday. He w...

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"Is It a Broken Dream or the Dawning of the Rest of Our Lives?"

Holly Sidell | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Rejection, Broken Dreams, Overcoming Fear, Passion, American Idiot Musical, Self Growth, Acting, Coping, Los Angeles News

Good art touches each individual person differently and uniquely. Something that I have hidden deep down inside, covered up, tried to ignore, that has been lying dormant, was awoken.

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Q&A: Linda Emond on "Death of a Salesman," Working With Mike Nichols, and Life Being "Temporary"

ARTINFO | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Acting, Artinfo, Linda Emond, Performing Arts, Death of a Salesman, Arts News

Linda Emond has been an "actor's actor" and a critical darling since she made her New York stage debut, in 1996, in Leslie Ayvazian's "Nine Armenians...

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Acting the Part

Mary Lou Quinlan | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: God Box, Acting, Actors, Culture News

Although I'm a businesswoman by day, I am becoming a thespian by night and it's wild.

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A Clarion Call to Non-Disabled Actors to Refuse to Play Disabled Characters

Lennard Davis | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Television, Disability, Acting, Films, Cinema, Actors, Disabled Actors, Disabled Entertainers, Entertainment News

It is time for actors to take an active role in one of the most reprehensible forms of prejudice in our time -- the discrimination against disabled pe...

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Meryl and Madonna Go to the Oscars: They Stoop to Conquer!

Michael Berkowitz | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Politics, The Oscars, Acting, Culture News

Its not like they have anything to prove. They are two of the most accomplished, popular American cultural icons. Yet Meryl Streep and Madonna have ...

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[Interview] In Search of The Real Americans: An Interview with Actor Dan Hoyle

Turnstyle | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Politics, Acting, Conservatives, Dan Hoyle, The Real Americans, Theater, Republicans, Playwright, Arts News

By Jeremy Helton During the 2008 presidential election, Sarah Palin was quoted as saying, "We believe that the best of America is in these small town...

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WATCH: The Future Of CGI

Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Video, Acting, Cgi, Future of Cgi, Funny Videos, Rob Huebel, Ray Liotta, Paul Scheer, Jon Favreau, Funny or Die, Michael Bay, Comedy News

You may think that CGI, the computer generated imaging in movies, is usually saved for things like explosions or creating scenes in outer space, but y...

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To Be or Not to Be... Just Like Everyone Else

Bryan Fenkart | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Theatre, Broadway, Theater, Memphis Musical, Simple and Grey, Acting, Bryan Fenkart, Entertainment News

If I can travel across the country and, by virtue of my own struggles, bring life to a character whose message is that you can change the world by questioning its rules, well then, that sounds like a plan.

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Spelman College Senior Finds Her Passion in Film

Jordan Harris | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Arts, Performance Art, Production, Acting, Film, College, Performance, Spelman College Actress, Hope Harris, Spelman College, Lee Strasberg Institute, College News

Hope Harris is making her way to the 595 North Event Venue and Lounge -- in the heart of Atlanta -- for the SESAC Strip showcase. But first she has to finish a 12-page research paper for her theater class.

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Gary Oldman On Fatherhood, Harry Potter And Learning The Ukelele

Esquire | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Esquire, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bernie Taupin, Acting, Gary Oldman, Ukelele, Sid Vicious, Fifty News

Oldman has made a career of being the guy you remember more than the protagonist. He's the lead in the new Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy....

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Hollywood Has Two Team Edwards, I'm on Edward Asners!

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Acting, Acting Legend, Entertainment, Mary Tyler Moore, Activism, Ed Asner, Twilight, Film, Hollywood, Celebrity News

The name 'Edward' whispered today automatically can draw a youth to look for Twilight star Rob Pattinson however; the Team Edward I'm on is veteran ac...

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Behind the Scenes of a Theater Production

John Harden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Theatre, Digital-Film, Film Series, Arlington Texas, Cast, Acting, Theatre Arlington, Arts News

I shadowed a group of actors for a play in Arlington, Texas. I wanted to see what went on behind the scenes, before showtime.

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The Dark Knight Rises Is Looking For Extras

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Dark Knight, Video, Dark Knight Nyc, Acting, Slidepollajax, NY Around Town, Open Casting Call, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman News, Batman, Actors, New York News

Holy background talent, Batman! This is truly a fanboy's dream come true: The Dark Knight Rises production is coming to NYC, and they are looking for ...

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Opera Up Close and Personal... or Not

Susanne Mentzer | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Metropolitan Opera, Youtube, Television, Theater, Classical Music, Acting, Opera, San Francisco Opera, Arts News

Today's audience can view opera broadcasts and theatrical events in their home or at the cinema. They can see the spit flying out of our mouths and the perspiration running down our cheeks. Our uvulas and dental work are on display for all to see.

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Paul Rudd Hates His Naked Body... And Everything Else About Himself

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd Playboy, Acting, Our Idiot Brother, Paul Rudd Nude Scenes, Movies, Paul Rudd Knocked Up, Outside Lands, Video, Entertainment News

If assertion was to be made that Hollywood actor classifications are largely empty constructs meant to group actors together for auditions and marketi...

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(A Lot) Less Can Be (a Lot) More

William Mapother | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: William Mapother, Sundance Film Festival, Acting, Independent Film, John Woo, Another Earth, Mike Cahill, Brit Marling, Fox Searchlight, Entertainment News

Given my customary habit of trying to find the takeaways, it's no surprise that I have a list from my experience on the independent film Another Earth.

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I Was Told I Needed Plastic Surgery

Giulia Rozzi | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Television, Italian, Acting, Entertainment, Jewish, Ethnicity, Tv, Plastic Surgery, Racism, Self-Esteem, Beauty, Film, Nose Job, Movies, Lip-Injections, Hollywood, Style News

If women, especially public figures, keep giving into this bizarre fake ideal of what beauty is, the cycle will never end.

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Acting in the Tenderloin

Carey Perloff | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Movement, Acting, Tenderloin, Theatricality, A.C.T., Art, Culture News

The Tenderloin is a notoriously difficult area to attract audiences to and is not always the safest place to do business. But the energy on the streets in that neighborhood is palpable.

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Crazy, Stupid, Love -- More Important Than the Title Might Suggest

Roger Wolfson | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Acting, Romantic Comedy, Directing, Romance, Warner Bros, Writing, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Dan Fogelman, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Movies, Emma Stone, Movie Reviews, Crazy Stupid Love, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Entertainment News

Spending almost two hours in the dark with Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone is really so much fun that you're to be forgiven if you don't realize, by the time you walk out, that you've just seen a very important film.

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Uncle Bob: "Acting Is Listening"

Lydian Blossom | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Family, Acting, Uncles, Culture News

I was always proud to have Uncle Bob in my family: proud to know that acting was somehow in my genes, and proud to brag that my great uncle was "the snow-shovel guy in Home Alone."

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