Julie Ann Emery Taking on the Preacher Man By Jay S. Jacobs Many actors, after they have been working for a while, tend to take on safer roles. Why push boundaries when people like what you’re doing? That kind of attitude seems boring to Julie Ann Emery. Emery has been a regular presence on our … Continue reading
Karen Allen Experiencing a Year by the Sea By Jay S. Jacobs One of the dirty little secrets of Hollywood is that for actresses, even ones who have been stars in huge films, it is difficult to get good roles after you reach a certain age. Therefore, the film Year by the Sea, based on … Continue reading
Miriam Morales Pidge is the New Black By Jay S. Jacobs Imagine this. You’re a huge fan of a TV show. You binge it as soon as it hits Netflix. Then, suddenly, you’re offered a role on the series. How cool would that be? Ask Miriam Morales, who was an Orange is the New Black … Continue reading
We’re Off to See the Wizard World! by Jay S. Jacobs Wizard World Comic-Con touched down in Philadelphia again as freaks, geeks, aliens, superheroes, gamers, mad slashers and B-actors all made their way to the Convention Center this past weekend. (June 1 to June 4.) It was where fantasy met commerce in an awe-inspiring, sense-pulsing … Continue reading
Ellie Kendrick Levelling the Field by Jay S. Jacobs You always think of the bright, shiny places that young actors go to find stardom. However, acclaimed young British actress Ellie Kendrick is making a buzz by literally descending into the muck. Though she is only 26, Kendrick has been making a name for herself in … Continue reading
Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte LeBon, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell and Terry George Keeping the Promise by Jay S. Jacobs The Armenian Genocide in what is now Turkey happened over 100 years ago, but it is still a political hot potato all these years later. In the days during and after World War I, the … Continue reading
Woody Harrelson & Laura Dern Being Brutally Honest About Wilson by Jay S. Jacobs We all know a guy like Wilson, a jaded eccentric who is as fascinated by people as his is offended by them. When casting Daniel (Ghost World) Clowes’ popular graphic novel about a middle-aged curmudgeon trying to find a reason in … Continue reading
Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals and Alex Cary Exercise Their Special Set of Skills in Taken by Jay S. Jacobs “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set … Continue reading
Julie Benz Can Check Out Any Time She Likes, But She Can Never Leave by Jay S. Jacobs Life must be a little scary for Julie Benz. In an acting career that has lasted over two decades, Benz is still probably best known as the ill-fated wife of the titular serial killer in the popular … Continue reading
Rosamund Pike United She Stands by Jay S. Jacobs It’s Sunday afternoon at the Peninsula Hotel on Fifth Avenue in New York. Actress Rosamund Pike has come down with a terrible cold. She has developed a case of laryngitis, her voice a hoarse croak, while on the road for a publicity tour for her film … Continue reading
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