There was a time when two veteran straight actors such as John Lithgow and Alfred Molina, taking on the roles of a gay couple and their subsequent travails at married life would have been the tabloid equivalent of shock and awe. It still might raise some eyebrows, but Ira Sachs’ Love Is Strange is a testimony to societal progress in terms of storytelling. Now it will face the box office as the Specialty title platforms this weekend via Sony Classics. A real-life gay marriage takes the spotlight this weekend courtesy of Starz Digital doc To Be Takei about the multi-faceted actor/activist and social media talent who is best known for playing Hikaru Sulu in TV’s original Star Trek. It will be joined by Millennium Entertainment’s Are You Here with Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Poehler which will open day and date by Mad Men writer Matthew Weiner.
- 8/22/2014
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline
Kendra CastleberryDonna Rosenstein Casting, Los Angeles; 'Castle,' 'Happy Town,' 'October Road'Reality shows have created a new wave of celebrities, but in my opinion these people are not actors. They have not studied their craft or pounded the pavement networking or gone on countless auditions with hopes of booking just one. While being on a reality show can without question give you your five minutes of fame, it will be fleeting. TV networks and movie studios may make you offers to appear in their projects while you're in demand, but as soon as the public finds its next obsession, you will be forgotten.If you are looking to build a career in acting, a reality show will not get you there. Reality stars must continually prove that they can be more than just themselves and really inhabit a role. Actors already know they can do that.Jodi CollinsJodi Collins Casting and Productions,...
- 12/29/2010
- backstage.com
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