Category: Put This in Your Queue and Smoke It
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The Mockumentary That Should Have Won an Oscar:”For Your Consideration” (2006)
Improvisation has always been an essential tool for an actor whether you are in a comedy or a drama. Known for films that only have an outline instead of a set script, Christopher Guest has helped revolutionize the movie-going experience with the “mockumentary” film. Movies like Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and Waiting for…
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Taking Advantage of a “Career Lull”: Using My Words
What do I have in common with Steve Martin, Tina Fey, James Franco, and Andrew McCarthy? We’re actors who are also writers. You read that correctly, Andrew McCarthy is, in fact, a writer. He’s an award-winning travel writer. Check out some of his stuff on National Geographic Traveler. Now, I’m not talking about actors who…
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A “Keane” Sense of Talent: Abigail Breslin & Damian Lewis
Long before Abigail Breslin got an Oscar nomination for Little Miss Sunshine, and before Damian Lewis played a Marine in television’s Homeland, the two starred in a little known indie film called Keane (2004.) Lewis landed his part on Homeland because the producers were so impressed with his performance in this little-known film. Currently, it’s…