Melissa Leo Down by the Frozen River by Brad Balfour There was early Oscar® buzz about the work veteran actress Melissa Leo has done in Frozen River ever since the feature won last year’s Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for director Courtney Hunt (her feature film debut). Now, of course, her first nomination for Best Actress … Continue reading
Helen Mirren Presents a Queenly Performance by Brad Balfour For Golden Globe-winning actress Helen Mirren, playing Her Majesty Elizabeth II in The Queen wasn’t such a stretch since she had already given a masterful rendition of another monarch with her uncanny portrayal of Elizabeth I in the 2005 British mini-series. The 61-year old Mirren’s experience in preparing … Continue reading
SALMA HAYEK TALKS TOUGH AND ACTS WITH VULNERABILITY By Brad Balfour Wow, can you believe it? Salma Hayek is turning 40 in September. Yet for her to do this interview while battling a cold, you would never believe she was hitting the big four zero, let alone be in her 30s. That’s why, when you see … Continue reading
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY DUAL IDENTITIES by Brad Balfour Though she could easily coast on her adorable smile and refined good looks, twenty-year-old British actress Keira Knightley likes challenges. Within the space of a few days she had to shift from playing the brainy yet biting heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, in the 18th century period drama Pride and Prejudice to … Continue reading
THE TRANSFORMATION OF FELICITY HUFFMAN by Brad Balfour Although Felicity Huffman’s name has been before the public through the high-profile award winning ABC TV series Desperate Housewives, seeing her in Transamerica is the real shocker. In taking on the role of a man becoming a woman, Huffman tests her acting skills in ways the TV show could never possibly do. … Continue reading
Hilary Swank Hitting a Million by Brad Balfour When actress Hilary Swank won her Oscar for the indie film Boys Don’t Cry, it was feared she’d be cursed with too much success too early in her career. But given her exemplary performance as boxer wanna-be Maggie Fitzgerald in the Clint Eastwood-directed Million Dollar Baby, she’s proven to … Continue reading
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