Michael Shannon Discusses His Role in 'Take Shelter' (Video)
Michael Shannon spoke with Back Stage editor-in-chief Jamie Painter Young about his role in "Take Shelter" at a recent Back Stage and SAG Foundation event.
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Olivia Colman Takes New Steps in 'Tyrannosaur'
How does an actor with well-established comedic chops turn in a shattering performance in one of the year's most disturbing films? Olivia Colman did it in "Tyrannosaur."
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Craig T. Nelson, perhaps still most identified with the comically oafish and bumbling title character on "Coach" (1989–97), insists his lifelong career on television has in no way curtailed other options.
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Bobby Steggert says playing narrator and lead in the new musical "Yank!" is no easy feat. Indeed, he says, "It's a delicate balance between the fun and the responsibility of hosting the night."
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Currently, Ciarán Hinds stars in McPherson's new film, "The Eclipse," playing Michael Farr, a widower who volunteers to chauffeur the lovely Lena (Iben Hjejle), a writer visiting his town's literary festival.
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Cox is perhaps best known for his recent spate of movie and TV roles in such projects as "Deadwood," the second "X-Men" movie, and "Adaptation," but he has dozens of other stage and screen credits.
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Perhaps best known as the wisecracking sidekick in the "National Treasure" movies, Justin Bartha is currently making his Broadway debut in an acclaimed production of "Lend Me a Tenor" under the direction of Stanley Tucci.
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"To stand naked on the stage is an outward manifestation of what we do in the best performances," asserts Michael Cerveris.
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As an Englishman, Kirk Jones believes he had advantages—as well as many challenges—in writing and directing a film centering on the lives of an American blue-collar family.
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From the beginning, Viggo Mortensen was the only choice of director John Hillcoat ("The Proposition") to play the role in "The Road."
