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'Do you know what matches any type of décor you may have in your house? An Emmy statue!" - Meagan Flynn More »
After more than a decade of dithering over how to release film and TV content over the Internet, the industry remains... More »
Michael Fassbender got his big break when Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks cast him in their "Band of Brothers" World W... More »
Features
Hitting His Stride Before '2012'
Most actors consider themselves lucky to be in one blockbuster. Chin Han will soon have two under his belt. More »
The Discerning Doctor
"To stand naked on the stage is an outward manifestation of what we do in the best performances," asserts Michael Cerveris. More »
Conflicts and Interests
Thanks to globalization and the Internet, a burgeoning number of theater and film artists will want to make political/social/cultural differences in regions around the world. More »
Going Rogue With Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog is the kind of daring director who shoots his documentaries like narrative films and his narrative films like documentaries. More »
News
A Growing TV Cover-Up: Obnoxious Pop-Up Promos
Somewhere in the universe of TV viewers, there's got to be a person who actually likes those pop-up, on-screen promotions. More »
But What About the Kids?
From 2006 to 2008, the Better Business Bureau received approximately 1,000 complaints and 143,000 inquiries related to acting and modeling scams in Southern California. More »
Will Smith, Jay-Z Back Broadway Show 'Fela!'
Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have officially signed on as co-producers of "Fela!," a musical about Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti that opens Monday on Broadway. More »
Shallow Pool for Oscar's Actress Contenders
In the best actress field, there's a single Oscar perennial, some buzzed-about newcomers and ... that's pretty much it for the front-runners. More »
Bulletins
Have a Ball for a Good Cause
Help raise money for Create Now, a charity that gives poverty-stricken kids access to the creative arts and mentoring... More »
Spotlights
The New Survival Jobs
While the weakened economy and competition from unemployed nonactors may mean that traditional survival jobs are hard... More »
Editorials
Icelandic Villain, Anyone?
In Iceland I had made a name for myself as an actor, but out here I was nobody—and rightfully so. There was, frankly,... More »
Who Got the Part
Chris Reese
From a March notice in Back Stage, L.A. actor Chris Reese got cast as a 17-year-old piano player in writer-director S... More »
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