by Cast It Admin | Jan 5, 2016 | The Conscious Actor, US
I bet you have someone in your life who always looks for the negatives in most situations? Me too. In fact, the last time we got together for dinner and a movie, he complained that we wouldn’t find a good parking spot, would probably encounter slow service at the...
by Cast It Admin | Jan 5, 2016 | Theatre Review, US
So, I went to see Bridges of Madison County at the Ahmanson Theatre. If you are anything like me, you might wonder why I would do that. I wasn’t terribly enthusiastic, but I’d heard the book was good (no, I haven’t read it) and the movie with Meryl Streep and Clint...
by Cast It Admin | Jan 5, 2016 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, US
Back in December, I was privileged to give a seminar for Casting Networks at the SAG Conservatory. I say “privileged” because not only is being asked to share my experience always an honor, but because the surest way to really learn something is to teach...
by Cast It Admin | Jan 5, 2016 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
You’ve all figured out by now, there is no one road to commercial success. No recipe to follow. There’s no, “if you do x, y & z then you will book.” Here’s the good news and the bad news all wrapped up in one sentence: Commercial actors should never...
by Cast It Admin | Jan 5, 2016 | Movie Review, US
Adam McKay’s new film The Big Short, based on the book by acclaimed Moneyball and The Blind Side author Michael Lewis, is a brutal and unapologetic look at the events that led to the housing market crash of 2007. The film does an excellent job at taking some...