Interview

Paul Walker Comes to SXSW for 'Hours'

The blue-eyed actor talks about aiming for more honest, truthful projects, getting off the Hollywood hamster wheel, and why Ang Lee laughed him out of the audition room.

'Loves Her Gun' Shares the Love

The team behind SXSW film "Loves Her Gun" took journalists to a shooting range to try out pistols for themselves.

SXSW Star Anna Margaret Hollyman on 'White Reindeer'

Hollyman plays widowed real estate agent Suzanne, whose grief-stricken Christmas is peopled with shoplifting, cocaine-snorting strippers, and a magical red cashmere sweater.

SXSW Filmmaker Dayna Hanson on 'Improvement Club'

Actor-director Hanson, whose debut feature is in the fest's narrative competition, advocates failing hard and pursuing your passion project against all odds.

'Much Ado' Star Jonathan Cake on Shakespeare and Why Comedy Is Scary

Cake is winning again with his critically-lauded portrayal of Benedick in the Bard's famous battle of wits "Much Ado About Nothing" at Theatre For a New Audience.

Rachel Weisz Is Flying High in 'Oz the Great and Powerful'

The Oscar-winning actor, best known for moody dramas, is having a ball as a wicked witch opposite James Franco in Sam Raimi’s “Oz the Great and Powerful.”

Rachel Weisz: 'Actors are Incredibly Adaptive'

Rachel Weisz shares about her busy filming schedule for "Oz the Great and Powerful" and "The Bourne Legacy."

Matthew Maher Plays a Part Written For Him in Annie Baker's 'The Flick'

Maher is currently starring in the world premiere of Annie Baker's "The Flick" at Playwrights Horizons, which opens March 14, in a part she wrote for him—Sam, an employee at a movie theater in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Jeremy Jordan, Jonathan Groff, Christian Borle On Dream Roles and Talents

Christian Borle, Jeremy Jordan, Jonathan Groff, Krysta Rodriguez, and Victor Garber share their impossible dream roles, some great advice, and the talents they wish they had.

Judith Light: ‘Don‘t Listen to What the World Tells You’

The Tony winner, who also had famous roles on TV's "Who's the Boss?" and "One Life to Live," shared with Backstage her secrets to maintaining a long and successful career. Light will be back on Broadway this spring in "The Assembled Parties," which starts performances March 21.