Archive for January, 2009

Permission Denied

A lot of great actors make the mistake of thinking that when they go in for an audition, they have to please the casting director.  I hear things like: should I ask them if I can move around or stay in the chair if they have a chair set or should I ask them if they want to see me actually die or it says scream but I am loud…I don’t know and so on and so on. › Continue reading

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009 Audition Tips No Comments

‘Speed-the-Plow’ Producers File Grievance Against Piven

It seems multiple doctors’ examinations aren’t enough to prove Jeremy Piven’s sashimi-related mercury poisoning as a valid excuse for suddenly leaving the Broadway production of David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow two months early. The show’s producers have reportedly filed a grievance with Actors’ Equity regarding Piven’s early departure. › Continue reading

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Saturday, January 31st, 2009 Entertainment News 1 Comment

Idol Dips Into Salt Lake City: Osmonds, Bunnies and Big Vocals

From the depths of Salt Lake City, Utah, hometown of golden child David Archuleta, they came: some swell, some lousy, and one whose only saving grace was the pal dressed in a baby-pink bunny suit he brought along for moral support. › Continue reading

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Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Entertainment News No Comments

Brad & Angelina on Kids, Couplehood, Undressing

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie aren’t just parents, partners and pop-culture juggernauts: They’re actors. So the pair hit the red carpet at the SAG Awards and did some talking about their lives, their relationship and the amorous eye of the GlamCam. › Continue reading

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Monday, January 26th, 2009 Entertainment News No Comments

No Oscar Noms, No Problem for Gran Torino

Clint Eastwood and Batman: See the resemblance? They’re both famed crime-fighters. They’re both employed by the same studio. And they’re both very popular—except among Academy voters. › Continue reading

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Monday, January 26th, 2009 Entertainment News No Comments