Timothy Hutton Gaining His Leverage by Jay S. Jacobs It’s a huge honor but also a big responsibility when in your first film role you end up winning an Oscar. Timothy Hutton knows this all too well. He had grown up around show business, his father Jim Hutton was a well-known character actor in the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Actors
A Walk in the Park With the Cast of Parks and Recreation
A Walk in the Park With the Cast of Parks and Recreation by Ken Sharp Unfairly maligned by critics when it first launched, NBC’s Parks and Recreation has truly come into its own with this writer considering it the best comedy on television right now. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, best known for … Continue reading
Reichen Lehmkuhl – Amazing Racer
Reichen Lehmkuhl Amazing Racer By Ronald Sklar photos by Eugene Gallegos Reichen Lehmkuhl (yeah, pronounce it like this: rye-kin lem-coal) turns heads for more than just his good looks. Since he bolted out of his modest starting gate in Cincinnati, Ohio, he’s crafted a unique resume as an Air Force pilot / actor / model / … Continue reading
Michael Caine Goes Back to His Roots with Harry Brown
Michael Caine Goes Back to His Roots with Harry Brown by Jay S. Jacobs Despite a legendary film career that has lasted well over 50 years and 100 films and gained him a knighthood, Michael Caine puts on no airs. The man may have one of the most recognizable faces and long-lasting careers in show … Continue reading
Jeff Goldblum Is Not Dead Yet
Jeff Goldblum Is Not Dead Yet by Jay S. Jacobs The one constant in producer Dick Wolf’s Law & Order franchises has been change. Ever since the first season of the flagship series and star George Dzundza decided to move on, no actor or character was completely safe. As the franchise expanded (there are currently three Law & … Continue reading
Joel Gretsch – Standing Up to the Visitors
Joel Gretsch Standing Up to the Visitors by Jay S. Jacobs Joel Gretsch never planned to become a sci-fi star, but somehow, he keeps getting pulled inexplicably in that direction. In a decade-plus career that has spanned movies like The Legend of Bagger Vance, The Emperor’s Club and National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Gretsch has always been open to … Continue reading
Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci
Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci by Brad Balfour Looking very Julia Child-like, actor Meryl Streep, the latter half of Julie and Julia, stepped up to the press conference table in a long grey dress cut to mid-calf, wearing a string of pearls. Her screen husband, Stanley Tucci, wore a sport coat … Continue reading
Steve Buscemi – Saint Steve of Las Vegas
Steve Buscemi Saint Steve of Las Vegas by Jay S. Jacobs Steve Buscemi has played wild, crazed, ranting characters so often – and so well – that it is a little surprising when you meet him what a soft-spoken, down to earth guy he really is. After all, Buscemi has made his name mostly for playing … Continue reading
Wes Studi – Native American Actor A Valued Player in Avatar and The Only Good Indian
Wes Studi Native American Actor A Valued Player in Avatar and The Only Good Indian by Brad Balfour It was no coincidence that actor Wes Studi was cast an the tribal chief Eytukan in director James Cameron’s Golden Globe-winning 3D film Avatar or as bounty hunter Sam, the lead character in Kevin Willmott’s The Only Good Indian. From the days he was in Dances … Continue reading
Omarion – Living a Life of Ollusion
Omarion Living a Life of Ollusion by Abraham Kuranga He speaks with the wisdom of a seasoned artist, and with the maturity of man. It’s all part of the process for R&B crooner, Omarion. The former front man for the boy band sensation, B2K, has fully blossomed into a grown-up, embracing his own unique element. Like most artists today, … Continue reading