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'Do you know what matches any type of décor you may have in your house? An Emmy statue!" - Meagan Flynn More »
After more than a decade of dithering over how to release film and TV content over the Internet, the industry remains... More »
Michael Fassbender got his big break when Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks cast him in their "Band of Brothers" World W... More »
Features
Hitting His Stride Before '2012'
Most actors consider themselves lucky to be in one blockbuster. Chin Han will soon have two under his belt. More »
Freshman Rush
Repeat nominees are the rule of thumb at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where the eligibility period is the calendar year—rather than the TV season, as is the case with the Emmys. More »
Conflicts and Interests
Thanks to globalization and the Internet, a burgeoning number of theater and film artists will want to make political/social/cultural differences in regions around the world. More »
Going Rogue With Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog is the kind of daring director who shoots his documentaries like narrative films and his narrative films like documentaries. More »
News
A Growing TV Cover-Up: Obnoxious Pop-Up Promos
Somewhere in the universe of TV viewers, there's got to be a person who actually likes those pop-up, on-screen promotions. More »
But What About the Kids?
From 2006 to 2008, the Better Business Bureau received approximately 1,000 complaints and 143,000 inquiries related to acting and modeling scams in Southern California. More »
Will Smith, Jay-Z Back Broadway Show 'Fela!'
Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have officially signed on as co-producers of "Fela!," a musical about Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti that opens Monday on Broadway. More »
Shallow Pool for Oscar's Actress Contenders
In the best actress field, there's a single Oscar perennial, some buzzed-about newcomers and ... that's pretty much it for the front-runners. More »
Bulletins
Have a Ball for a Good Cause
Help raise money for Create Now, a charity that gives poverty-stricken kids access to the creative arts and mentoring... More »
Spotlights
The New Survival Jobs
While the weakened economy and competition from unemployed nonactors may mean that traditional survival jobs are hard... More »
Editorials
Icelandic Villain, Anyone?
In Iceland I had made a name for myself as an actor, but out here I was nobody—and rightfully so. There was, frankly,... More »
Who Got the Part
Chris Reese
From a March notice in Back Stage, L.A. actor Chris Reese got cast as a 17-year-old piano player in writer-director S... More »
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