Working With Judd Apatow on Improv and 'This is 40'
Working with Judd Apatow on both “Knocked Up” and his current film, “This Is 40,” was thrilling. People often ask me if it was all improvised. Here’s a look at how Judd works.
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Next to the inscription was a bright cartoon illustration of a slender woman in a strapless evening gown standing on a stage. She has a look of triumph and satisfaction on her face.
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Learning to Fight on Film Between Batman and Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Actor Haaron Hines on how a casting notice on Backstage.com for the summer blockbuster “The Dark Knight Rises” introduced him to a career as a movie stuntman.
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Atlantic Theater Company founding member Mary McCann shares how hard work and determination have supported her life in the theater.
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How ‘The Room’ Turned Me Into a Cult Movie ‘Star’
Actor/writer Robyn Paris offers advice on turning a failed film experience into cult movie stardom.
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The play does not always start at the beginning. Sometimes the first scene you write ends up in the middle of the play. This happens because when I write, I’m really channeling the voices of my characters.
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Why Writing a Role For Yourself Is a Collaborative Process
I couldn’t have offered anyone a project worth believing in – or characters worth caring about – had I not written something unique to my own fixations.
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She bats her perfectly mascara'd eyelashes, as if she'd been planning this moment her whole life. She then asks my boyfriend for his autograph. Great. Models are fighting over my boyfriend. Right in between the cookbooks and self-help.
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How Creating a Podcast Brought Us Closer Together
Husband-wife comedy duo Ralphie May and Lahna Turner share how they created their podcast "Perfect 10."
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Acting since childhood, Penny had played the daughter in a rather well-known television series. I looked up to her like a mentor. She'd gotten to live out the childhood I always wanted.
