I met this friend years ago through another friend. We were all actors but this guy had won an award for acting at UCLA. He was a somebody acting student. UCLA was the real deal in the acting world. I didn't know the program's particulars, but gosh, UCLA had to be a tough acting school … Read more
Last night at California Lutheran, where I teach, I opened a new speaker series that is part of my ongoing campaign to help younger artists bridge the gap from student to professional, and my first guest was Jack McGee. You all know his face because he's been so damn busy for the last 30 years. … Read more
I like to think I'm smart in a political way. Surely this country has become an ongoing heated debate about the right and wrong way to move forward. Every single social malady is blamed on the policies of the other guy. If you look at history you get a little perspective about political people. Political … Read more
No, not a TV series, but a speaker series! I teach at Cal Lutheran University here in Thousand Oaks, Ca. and as the new guy I wanted to give the students what I could from my world, so I asked for and was granted the opportunity to have actor friends come in and speak about … Read more
I'm going to go off my usual theme here and express my disappointment with a new TV show. God knows I want more scripted TV shows and more work for actors so I'm not one to hammer away at anyone who actually gets through the snarl of production and has a product on the air, … Read more
Here are two Globes inspired articles. The lovely byproduct of the mostly useless Golden Globes; the provocation of thought and emotion about the biz. The first is from a woman I don't know but it's a brief thought on the horror of when art is the last consideration when making movies (I guess she saw … Read more
The New Year. Award season. Resolutions. New hope. A new congress. Things will have to get better in 2011. They got a little better last year, didn't they? So much bickering among the smarty pants group. What I do know is that I've been hearing the same things for the last 24 years; Broadway is … Read more
I went to see "The Tourist" last night. For an accurate review read the second sentence in the third paragraph of yesterday's blog entry. Oh my…
My wife, being a member of the Costume Designers Guild, gets a fair amount of DVD screeners so we are able to watch current movies that want votes. So far we have recieved 5 new movies, two of which are True Grit and The Fighter. I regret now that I didn't see True Grit on … Read more
I have always said that it's only art that will change the world. Business is doing an awful job, unless you're of the mind that obscene wealth and exclusion are inherent in our chemistry, then I would guess you're quite happy with the last 10 years. I saw this today on Alternet and I'm not … Read more