Actors

There Are No More Movie Stars (Or Why We Must Change Conventional Thinking About Making Movies

Peter Paige | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Reality TV, Hollywood Actors, The Artist, Bridesmaids, Actors, Movie Making, Filmmaking, Documentary Filmmaking, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, Film Industry, The Kardashians, Real Housewives, Celebrity, Kim Kardashian, Celebrities, Movie Stars, Los Angeles News

There are no more movie stars. I blame TMZ and its reality show brethren, who have taken all the mystery out of celebrity. In movie-making, like pretty much every other business, the paradigm has changed, and we must respond accordingly.

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The Waiting Room

Iliza Shlesinger | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Aspiring Actors, Actors, Entertainment Industry, Auditions, My La, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles News

Wait on calls, wait for auditions, wait on customers. All actors are professional "waiters." Fortunately, there are plenty of activities to distract you from the fact that you're waiting because L.A. is the world's largest waiting room.

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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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Fresh Meat: Horror Ingenues

Tribeca Film | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Horror Movies, The Innkeepers, Ti West, Horror, Horror Films, Actresses, New Actors, Young Actresses, New Actresses, Horror Actresses, Actors, Video, Entertainment News

In honor of Sara Paxton's compelling genre work, here are our picks for up-and-coming horror ingénues that are well on their way to becoming new age scream queens.

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The Benedict Cumberbatch Situation

Meghan O'Keefe | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Television, Sherlock, Bbc, Benedict Cumberbatch, Comedy, Actors, Comedy News

Right now there are numerous intelligent women across the land who are presently in crisis mode. It's all due to an actor whom you may or may not be aware of named Benedict Cumberbatch.

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Alec Baldwin Reveals Biggest Professional Regret

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Tony Bennett, 30 Rock, Access Hollywood, Snl, Alec Baldwin 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Interview, Actors, Celebrities, Video, Fifty News

In a chat with Access Hollywood correspondent Jill Martin and crooner Tony Bennett, actor Alec Baldwin revealed his biggest regret of his professional...

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A True Spiritual Warrior -- Robert Easton

Laura Mola | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Jordan, Egypt, Forest Whitaker, John-Roger, Spiritual Warrior, Films, Morocco, Peter Stormare, Eric Roberts, Movies, Actors, Msia, Charlton Heston, Dialect Coach, Jsu Garcia, Spirituality, Wayshower, Culture News

Robert Easton was a teacher, a guru, and a support to a myriad of acting students who treasured him as the gem he was and treated him accordingly.

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WATCH: Child Star Psychologist

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Eden Wood, Video, Therapy, Kiernan Shipka, Danielle Fishel, Nolan Gould, Funny Videos, Urlesque, Funny or Die, Child Actors, Child Actor Psychologist, Actors, Comedy News

It's no secret that being a child star can be a bumpy ride, so it makes sense that someone out there would specialize in therapy just for the ultra-po...

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PHOTOS: First Jobs Of Hollywood's Hottest

AOL Jobs | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Celebrity Jobs, Jobs, Celebrities First Jobs, Celebrities, Hollywood, Actors, First Jobs Celebrities, Celebrity News

AOL Jobs got in touch with several stars to find out what they did before they were a popular household name....

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Celebrities Help Occupy Wall Street

Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Video, Mark Ruffalo, Susan Sarandon, Russell Simmons, Yoko Ono, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Roseanne Barr, Alec Baldwin, Celebrities, Actors, Entertainment News

The Occupy Wall Street movement is a populist sit-in demonstration against what protestors charge are the corrupt practices of the financial industry,...

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Zach Galifianakis: I Hate Actors

The Moviefone Blog | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Between 2 Ferns, The Hangover 2, Between Two Ferns, New Yorker Festival, The Hangover, Movies, Hollywood, Actors, Zach Galifianakis, Celebrity News

"I just find actors so shitty, I just hate them," he said, while acknowledging the irony that he now belongs in their ranks. "Ego is funny to me.... ...

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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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Which TV Stars Make The Most Money?

Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Simon Cowell, Law & Order: SVU, Ted Danson, TV Actor Salaries, The X-Factor, Actors, Television, Mariska Hargitay, Video, Ashton Kutcher, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Acting: it ain't a bad gig, if you can get it. Stardom and creative expression fuel aspiring performers' willingness to starve, working catering jo...

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The Freshest New Faces In Film

Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Actresses, Josh Hutcherson, Whats-Fresh, Liam Hemsworth, Film, Craig Roberts, Movies, Actors, Jessica Chastian, Jacob Wysocki, Slidepollajax, Benjamin Walker, Elle Fanning, Ari Graynor, Celebrity News

We all love A-List stars, but there are few things more exciting than catching a rising star at the beginning of his or her career. After all, who ...

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The Highest Paid Actors & Actresses

Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Television, Actresses, Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Leonardo Dicaprio, Adam Sandler, Top Paid Actors, Movies, Actors, Celebrities, Sarah Jessica Parker, Video, Celebrity News

Turns out that being a movie star is a pretty profitable enterprise. Forbes has released its list of top paid actors and actresses in between May 2...

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The Top Actors Who Rock In Bands

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Clark Duke, Jason Schwartzman, Juliette Lewis, Music, Movies, Actors, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Cera, Bruce Willis, Kevin Costner, Paul Dano, Kevin Bacon, Jared Leto, Johnny Depp, Johnny Depp Guitar, 30 Seconds to Mars, Dennis Quaid, Entertainment News

As Justin Timberlake continues what is now a legitimate, mainstream movie career, he seems less a musician who acts than an actor who also sings. But ...

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On Singers Who Act and Actors Who Sing, Inspired by Justin Timberlake

Meghan Overdeep | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Gwyneth Paltrow Glee, Justin Timberlake SNL, Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Timberlake, Actors, Justin Timberlake Friends With Benefits, Justin Timberlake Acting, Justin Timberlake Movie, Entertainment News

Forgive me for a moment while I make a gross generalization: Actors should stick to acting and singers should stick to singing.

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Nude Sean Connery Painting To Be Displayed For First Time

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: United Kingdom, Edinburgh College of Art, Sir Sean Connery, Sean Connery, Naked Pictures, Painting, UK Arts, Art Exhibitions, Actors, James Bond, Art, Naked, Paintings, Elizabeth Hume, Scotland, Nude Painting, Nude Models, Celebrities, Arts News

For the first time, a nude painting of Sir Sean Connery will be be displayed later this year. The painting shows a young Connery from the back, clad o...

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PHOTOS: Child Stars Who Avoided 'The Curse'

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Ron Howard, Actresses, Daniel Radcliffe, Raven Symone, Emma Watson, Actors, Sarah Jessica Parker, Video, Neil Patrick Harris, Child Stars, Reese Witherspoon, Jason Bateman, Rupert Grint, Harry Potter, Drew Barrymore, Celebrities, Celebrity News

When "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," hits theaters on Friday, it will mark the final chapter in the beloved wizard saga, the largest m...

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PHOTOS: Who Is The Greatest American Film Actor Ever?

Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Clint Eastwood, American Actors, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Sean Penn, Buster Keaton, John Wayne, Movies, Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Robert De Niro, Actors, Entertainment News

The number of American-born all-time greats in the field of writing, painting, and composing is legion, but given the nation's relative inception (con...

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Getting to Know Sir Derek Jacobi -- an Interview With BAM's King Lear

Lily Bevan | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: King Lear, Donmar Warehouse, Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Theater, Shakespeare, Sir Derek Jacobi, Actors, New York Theater, London Theater, Bam, Film Acting, Laurence Olivier, Theater Acting, Arts News

All the rhythm is artificially created in a film -- in the theatre when the curtain goes up you are your own man, and it's terrifying -- there's no safety net.

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Performers: Rock Your World

Fern Siegel | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Actors, Musical Theater, Entertainment, Rock Music, Broadway, Auditions, Books, Performers, Arts News

Since 2004, Sherri Sanders has taught performers at Pace University, Syracuse University and the Paper Mill Playhouse to treat the rock musical audition with the same care as legitimate musical theater.

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The Not-So Comic Future

nytimes.com | JANET MASLIN | Posted 07.01.2011

Read More: Politics, The Real Story of What Happens to America, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World, Comics, Books, Arts, 2030, Film, Comedy, Albert Brooks, Novel, Actors, Arts News

In his most recent film, "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World," Albert Brooks can be seen as a stand-up comic trying to entertain an audience in In...

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Playing Presidents: Good History vs. Good Drama and The Actor JFK (and Jackie) Wanted To Play Him

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Actors, Washington, The Kennedys, Film Production, George W. Bush, Harry Truman, Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, Hollywood, Woodrow Wilson, Barack Obama, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, Media News

Whether filtered by an archivist, historian, editor, screenwriter, actor or director, perspective on the life of another person is ultimately subjective - and there's no group of people more highly susceptible to the subjective than the presidents.

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