The common wisdom is that screenwriters should take an acting class to understand what it's like to be on the receiving end of a script. I suppose not doing so, would be like trying to design a boat without having ever taken one out on the water. OK, I'm getting on board.
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Awesome Con: Interview with Georgina Haig
Georgina Haig discusses her decision to pursue acting and what she loved most about playing Elsa on 'Once Upon a Time.'
Read More »SXSW Film Review: ‘The Waiting’ – James Caan is Haunted and Blood Spills
A film must have strong characters to be remembered. I will remember 'The Waiting' for a long time, not only because of its characters, but because of how well they were used to explore human depravity,
Read More »Exclusive Interview with Mark Barrett: ‘Barney Thomson’
Following up on Robert Carlyle's remarks from the Whistler Film Festival, 'Blogcritics' provides an in-depth look at the career of Glaswegian actor Mark Barrett.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Becoming Richard Pryor’- A Biography by Scott Saul
This is an amazing autobiography full of all the things that helped Richard Pryor to become a legend.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Marilyn Monroe, On The Couch’ by Alma H. Bond, Ph.D.
An exciting and beautiful veneer can often hide hopelesness and fear. Can we really ever know someone from their outward appearance.
Read More »Book Review: ‘One Last Summer’ by Richard Godwin
Hiding the darkness of a past fill with pain only intensifies the feeling when memories return.
Read More »Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge: The Fifteen Dollar Film School
A Hollywood film contest with a new twist. You have to help your competition succeed.
Read More »Actors and Acting: How the Lowly Have Risen
Once disparaged, the acting profession has risen in prestige until the great thespians are practically Lords and Ladies. What happened?
Read More »Movie Review: Stand Up Guys
This is a story about values and redemption - oh, and hookers and Viagra, too.
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