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Hello everybody, I’m Katelyn Haynes filling in for Danika Quinn of the Actors Reporter. Welcome to the TradeVine. I’m excited to be hosting again. This week, we’ve selected some of the more interesting articles you shouldn’t miss. Our goal here at the TradeVine is to help you stay informed and to keep up with the trades, such as The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, and Backstage.
Backstage, July 28th-August 3rd – In a section called “Welcome to New York,” the articled is called “Community Building. How to network your way to an acting family and helpful industry connections,” By Suzy Evans. Networking is an actor’s way of life in New York City. Because actors in New York are constantly attending casting calls, auditions are sometimes the best place to meet people. Even though the city is big, the acting community is small and you cross worlds with many people. Many actors who move to New York attend school, where they often build a strong community of like-minded artists. Also, actors can get involved with the Actors Fund, which provides social services such as housing, health care, and employment information to entertainment industry professionals. Sometimes, meeting new friends can even lead to an acting job.
Daily Variety, Tuesday, August 2nd – “TV Twitter traction,” by Andrew Wallenstein. Comic-Con proved to be an effective buzz-builder for the upcoming fall TV season, according to new data. Shows that made noise at the convention, such as Fox’s “Terra Nova” and CW’s “Secret Circle,” saw the kind of sizable increases in Twitter citations that suggested marketing effectiveness. While those who sat out the festivities at Comic-Con registered declines over the past week. Now, not only can you count the number of times a show happens to be mentioned on Twitter, but you can utilize an algorithm, which focuses on language suggesting interest and anticipation. Amazing.
Daily Variety, Thursday, August 4th – “Original series at Hulu,” also by Andrew Wallenstein. Hulu is attempting its first original longform series, teaming with Morgan Spurlock on an unscripted project “A Life in a Day.” Six half-hour episodes were ordered, which chronicle the day in the life of prominent figures. This new series represents a slight departure from Hulu, which has subsisted mainly on primetime series from its owners, including News Corp., Disney and NBC Universal.
Well, that’s it for the TradeVine this week. I’m Katelyn Haynes. Thank you very much for watching. And remember, You heard it through the Tradevine!
Actors Reporter hosts Brett Walkow and Mary Jo Gruber interview celebs, comics, and entertainment industry professionals on the red carpet at the Burbank International Film Festival 2011 in Burbank, California.
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Brett Walkow and Mary Jo Gruber catch up with celebs on the red carpet including Mark Rydell and Ed Asner (Good Men), Lisa Nova, (Donovan) from Maker Studios (Pioneer in New Media award), Jesse Griffith (director “Cockpit”), Brian Connors (director “Good Men”), Julia Nathan, (Screenwriter)
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Mary Jo Gruber and Brett Walkow speak with comic Fred Willard (honored with the Pioneer in Comedy award), Adrian Israel Iñiguez (Executive Director of the Burbank Film Festival 2011), Pedro Brenner (director “Please, May I?”), Sean Bolger (actor), Hortencia Goodman, Nicholas Goodman, Steve Sievers and Dahveed, and Jeff Rector (actor and festival coordinator and the official spokesman for the Academy of Science Fiction.
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Mary Jo Gruber and Brett Walkow join Linda Lee (Japan Relief PSA), Reamy Hall, John Colella, and Joe Wilson from Vampier Mob, Sam Mettler & Candy Finnigan (Burbank International Film Festival Awareness Award), and Brett Walkow (host of the Burbank International Film Festival)
For more information, please visit http://www.burbankfilmfestival.org/
In depth interview with Mark Kirkland at http://www.actorsreporter.com/2011/interviews/exclusive-interview-at-home-with-mark-kirkland-a-director-of-the-simpsons/
In depth interview with Al Jean at http://www.actorsreporter.com/2011/interviews/exclusive-interview-with-al-jean-producer-showrunner-for-the-simpsons/
In depth interview with Bill Plympton at http://actorsentertainment.com/actorse/october-28th-2010-actorse-with-cartoonist-bill-pympton-and-comic-brett-walkow/
In depth interview with Lisa Nova at http://actorsentertainment.com/actorse/july-7th-2011-actorse-chat-with-youtube-sensation-lisa-nova-and-host-brett-walkow/
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Hi everybody, I’m Brett Walkow of the Actors Reporter and welcome to the TradeVine. Danika Quinn is on assignment.
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This week we’ve found some great articles. You don’t want to miss these. Our goal at the TradeVine is to help you stay informed and to keep up with some of the entertainment news you may have missed in the Trades, such as The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, and Backstage.
The Hollywood Reporter, December 23rd, 2011 – Oprah’s wild Ride, Part II, by Marisa Guthrie and Kim Masters. As Winfrey returns on-air, her channel OWN has spent $254 million so far with low carriage fees but lots of rating woes. When Oprah went to Comcast to try to negotiate low carriage fees, the Comcast executives rebuffed Winfrey and characterized her pitch as “greedy” for an unproven network. After that, Winfrey allowed professional to attend other meetings. This rude awakening is indicative of Winfrey’s struggle to turn OWN into the kind of powerhouse she presided over during her 25 years as the queen of daytime TV. Today, major service providers including Comcast pay nothing for OWN, which is not unusual for a network with no ratings history. So far this year, OWN is averaging just 136,000 viewers per day. We’ll have to just wait and see how Winfrey’s OWN does. Good luck Oprah.
Daily Variety, Tuesday, December 20th – The article is entitled North Korea’s film fanatic, by Clifford Coonan in Beijing. The death of Kim Jong II Saturday at age 69 marks the passing of one of the truly old footnotes to cinema history. A man who built up a deep, if twisted, relationship with stage and screen. Like Adolf Hitler, who recognized the power of film and supposedly loved Disney movies, the North Korea despot was fascinated by film, and he collected 20,000 foreign pics. Daffy Duck and horror movies were among his favorites, as were James Bond films, though he was said to have been furious at the way North Korea was depicted as a totally evil state in “Die Another Day” in 2002. he produced several films himself, mostly ideologically driven historical epics, dating back as far as “Sea of Blood,” made in the 1960s.
And, Actors Reporter would like to extend congratulations to Miss Callie Thorne for her Golden Globe nomination in her role on USA Networks’ “Necessary Roughness,” produced by Joe Sabatino and Donna Dannenfelser.
Well, that’s it for the TradeVine this week. I’m Brett Walkow. Thank you very much for watching. And remember, You heard it through the Tradevine!
March 7th-11th – The 7th Annual Omaha Film Festival. The Omaha Film Festival, a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization, sets out to deliver a fresh and innovative cinema experience through the exhibition of independent film and the growth of its Film Education Initiative program, and has become a staple of Omaha’s developing cultural identity. www.omahafilmfestival.org
Omaha Film Festival
March 7th-11th – Mark your calendars for the 18th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. www.slofilmfest.org
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
March 10th – Half Moon Bay, CA — An evening with singer Julia Belanoff, talented 16-year-old soprano performs original songs from her classical-crossover album, “Winner In Your Heart.” Joining her will be cellist Simone Vitucci, violinist Ken Christianson, pianist Kathy Blenko and classical guitarist, composer and producer Max Di Carlo. Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, California 94019. Tickets: $26 for adults, $16 for 18 and under. Admission includes hors d’oeuvres and a post-concert meet-and-greet. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., concert at 8:00 p.m. For tickets, visit www.coastalrep.com or call 650-726-0998.
March 10th – Conscious Actor Workshop Series I, presented by Bonnie Katz in Collaboration with IRT Theater. This workshop helps actors deal with the everyday emotional challenges of their profession. New York, New York, 10am-2pm $49 For info &/or reservations: bonnie@bonniekatz.com
Bonnie Katz
March 8th-18th – The 19th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival. San Diego Latino Film Festival 2012 presents EL MUNDO EXTRANO Zombies, aliens, and witches, oh my! SDLFF goes extreme this year with a new sidebar dedicated to horror, sci-fi, and films that simply defy categories, labels, and conventions. www.sdlatinofilm.com
Latino Film
March 13th-25th – 20th Environmental Film Festival in Washington, DC. This year the Environmental Film Festival celebrates a major milestone: 20 years of advancing environmental understanding through the power of film. http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/
20th Environmental Film Festival
March 15th, Meet Tommy Hawkins, Former star of the Los Angeles Lakers, media personality, and author, who will be signing his new book, “Life’s Reflections: Poetry for the People.” The Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 West Seventh Street, Los Angeles, CA. RSVP 213-625-2211
Life's Reflections
March 29th-April 1st – The 5th Annual Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. The mission of the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival is to showcase strong, independent documentary films. www.sebastopolfilmfestival.org
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
March 21st–April 5th – The 36th Hong Kong International Film Festival. HKIFFS announced Miriam YEUNG as the ambassador and revealed the opening film of this year: Love in the Buff, the latest work by the Hong Kong film industry’s renowned director, Pang Ho-cheung, starring Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue. www.hkiff.org.hk
Hong Kong International Film Festival
March 28th-April 3rd – Women’s International film festival in Miami. Film, Fashion, Fabulous! Shaping The Images of Women Globally. Join us as we discover Women’s Dreams, Visions & Voices with five days of films, art, fashion shows, workshops, parties and much more. www.wiffonline.org
Women's International Film Festival
Also see:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Calendar:
http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/calendar/index.html
Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
Actors Connection New York and Los Angeles March Calendar:
http://www.actorsconnection.com/classes.php
Actors Connection Calendar
April 30th – May 13th – The Bridge Club, at the Deaf West Theatre in North Hollywood, California. Starring Christopher Franciosa, Nancy Dobbs Owne, Shelly Kurtz, Vesna Tolomanoska and Andrew Villarreal. Written by Richard Raskind. Directed by Mike Sabatino. For tickets call 323-960-7711 or visit Plays 411
Calendar Girl is an article on Actors Reporter, a channel on the Actors Podcast Network, a Pepper Jay production.
Think Hollywood in California is the only place with fun events?
Check out Visit Hollywood Florida to stay current on South Florida’s ever-changing entertainment, events and Hollywood’s unique style and local flavor.
Through May 2nd –The eighth annual MUSEXPO in Los Angeles, 
the highly respected “United Nations of Music,” will take place at its new location at the W Hotel in Hollywood. http://www.musexpo.net
May 1st – Don’t miss the SAG-AFTRA General Services Agreement Seminar – “What You Need To Know About Your Agency Contract Before Signing It” http://www.sag.org/branches/hollywood/events
SAG - AFTRA
May 1st – Coldplay at the Hollywood Bowl. 7pm. http://www.ticketmaster.com
Coldplay at Hollywood Bowl
May 2nd – 6th – Reel Shorts Film Festival in Grande Prairie, Albert, Canada. Learn more at Reel Shorts Film Festival
Reel Shorts Film Festival
May 3rd-6th – Maryland Film Festival in beautiful downtown Baltimore. An annual four-day event presenting top-notch film and video work from all over the world. http://www.md-filmfest.com/
Maryland Film Festival
May 3rd – 10th – Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
“Our films Aren’t Just Selected, They’re Chosen”
LA Jewish Film Festival
Los Angeles Jewish FIlm Festival
May 4th & 18th – UCLA theatre tour for prospective students. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) is the only school in the country where the study of theater, film, television and digital media is integrated within a single professional school. Westwood, Calfironia UCLA Theatre Tour
May 5th – Party with Steven Tyler @ Rock n’ Roll Fantasy / Playmate of Year Gala. Steven Tyler at Playboy Mansion Los Angeles California
Steven Tyler
May 5th-6th – Connect with 150,000 Latinos at this years Santa Ana Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Historic Downtown Santa Ana! Cinco de May in Santa Ana California
May 4th – 5th – Celebrate in New York!
Cinco de Mayo in New York
May 6th – Los Angeles has the largest Cinco de Mayo street fair in the world, as well as many smaller celebrations in individual neighborhoods. Every year locals and tourists come to Virginia Avenue Park for the annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta & Carnival. Join as we celebrate with cultural performances including mariachi, salsa and folklorico, cultural education, activities and games for kids and delicious food. Last year, hundreds of people attended! Sorry no car show this year. Cinco de Mayo Street Fair in Los Angeles
May 5th – Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Miami with drinks & discounts. Learn more at Cinco de Mayo in Miami
May 6th – The 2nd Annual KPFK Hero Awards and Tribute. The Hero Awards is a benefit series for the Los Angeles-based Pacifica Radio station. The event honors icons of our time who have left an impact on music and community. This year’s honoree is musician and political poet Gil Scott-Heron, with special awards to Jazz bassist and activist Charlie Haden, music educator Fernando Pullum; and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Pete Seeger, American folk singer and activist. KPFK Hero Awards and Tribute
Hero Awards and Tribute
May 7th-10th – Music Biz 2012 presented by NARM. Music Biz 2012 is the place to come to meet in Los Angeles with trading partners, network with new companies, and gather knowledge on research trends and new product and services concepts. Find out below why and how you can be involved in the only annual gathering that brings together the entire music content and commerce business. www.Narm.com
NARM
May 10th – Downtown Art Walk Los Angeles. 6pm-10pm. This self-guided tour encompasses more than 40 galleries and museums spread throughout Downtown’s many sub-districts, including Bunker Hill, Little Tokyo and Gallery Row on Main and Spring Streets in the Historic Core. About 10,000 visitors regularly take the tour. Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
May 10th – 19th – Santa Cruz Film Festival in Santa Cruz California. Find out more at Santa Cruz Film Festival
May 12th – CORAZON DE VIDA 3nd ANNUAL LOS ANGELES RED CARPET FUNDRAISER. Please join us on this special night of mariachi music, art, food and libations to benefit children living in Baja orphanages. http://corazondevida.org/trips-and-events
Corazon de Vida
May 12th – Please join Team SAG-AFTRA at the 19th Annual Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon 5K Run/Walk For Women. Join with thousands in the fight against women’s cancer. You can still show your support by volunteering or donating to the Revlon Run/Walk. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. 8 a.m. Please contact Leslie Slomka for more information at (323) 549-6447. Revlon Run/Walk
SAG - AFTRA
May 14th – 20th GI Film Festival – Washington DC
For information about the GI Film Festival visit GIfilmFestival.com
May 16th-27th – Festival de Cannes. Ever since its creation, the Festival de Cannes has remained faithful to its founding purpose: to draw attention to and raise the profile of films with the aim of contributing towards the development of cinema, boosting the film industry worldwide and celebrating cinema at an international level. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/about.html
Festival de Cannes
May 17th – 20th – Cheyenne International Film Festival (CIFF). There will be something for every taste. CIFF is a platform for communities to tell their stories and relate to one another through the art of motion pictures. Cheyenne, Wyoming See Film Differently
Cheyenne International Film Festival
May 18th – 21st – Hero Complex Film Festival. Giving comic book, sci-fi and fantasy film fans the chance to see their favorites on the big screen, and hear from the visionaries who brought them to life. Hosted by Hero Complex blogger Geoff Boucher. http://events.latimes.com/herocomplexfilmfest/
Hero Complex Film Festival
May 24th – 28th – 7th Annual Big Island Film Festival at Mauna Lani Resort, Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Big Island Film Festival
Big Island Film Festival
May 30th – Pregnancy/Bump Beauty & Style Expectant Mom’s Dinner Hosted by Club MomMe from 6:30 to 9:00 PM (PT) in Los Angeles. Club MomMe is a social, educational and fitness community for to be moms and moms-to-be. Expectant Mom Dinner
Club Momme
Until June 3rd – Cirque du Soleil – Iris hits the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, CA. This new production from Cirque du Soleil is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the seventh art. Cirque du Soleil
Kodak Theatre
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Now Playing:
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), original direction by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe, Frida), music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge, and a book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, “Big Love”). Foxwoods Theatre, New York, New York
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Tickets
Think Hollywood in California is the only place with fun events?
Check out Visit Hollywood Florida to stay current on South Florida’s ever-changing entertainment, events and Hollywood’s unique style and local flavor.
March 1st-10th – Miami International Film Festival. The mission of the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) is to bridge cultural understanding and encourage artistic development and excellence by provoking thought through film. By bringing the best of world cinema to Miami, MIFF presents the city and the film industry with a singular platform that fosters creative and technical talent. miami film festival/
March 2nd-3rd – Makeup Show Los Angeles – The Makeup Show-Los Angeles is on of the best show among all the shows of the makeup and networking industry. The motto of the show is to focus on and celebrate the art of makeup and networking .The show is a golden platform for the professionals and the concerned people of the industry. www.themakeupshow.com/makeupshow/la/index.html
March 3rd – Would you like to become a Producer? Learn insider secrets from accomplished Hollywood Producers. The Director’s Playhouse
11543 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90025. http://www.directorsplayhouse.com/
March 5th-6th – 2013 Media Summit New York. The international summit on media, advertising, television, broadband, social media, mobile, cable and satellite, publishing, radio and magazines, news media, motion pictures and marketing. www.digitalhollywood.com/MediaSummit.html
March 8th-17th – The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals (March 8-17, 2013) offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW® is the premier destination for discovery. sxsw.com/
March 8th – March 30th “The Cover of Life,” a dramatic comedy by R.T. Robinson by The Vagabond Players Theatre Company, at The Sherry Theatre, 11052 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, California. for reservations please call 818-206-4000.
March 15th-24th – Winter Music Conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Winter Music Conference, in its 28th consecutive year, is one of the most publicized annual music gatherings in the world. A pivotal platform for the advancement of the industry, WMC attracts thousands of artists and music industry delegates from 70 countries and over 100,000 event attendees each year for a concentrated schedule of more than 500 events, parties, seminars and workshops. wintermusicconference.com/
March 15th-24th – Atlanta Film Festival. Started in 1976 the festival shows a diverse range of independent films, including genre films such as horror and sci-fi, and hosts a range of events, workshops and parties. http://www.atlantafilmfestival.com
March 20th – TV Connect Industry Awards London – The TV Connect Industry Awards are set to become the social event of the industry. The awards will this year be hosted at the prestigious One Mayfair venue, providing a spectacular surrounding for top class networking opportunities. There will be live entertainment throughout the night, as part of the celebration of the best of the best in connected entertainment. http://tvconnectawards.com/
March 22nd – April 14th, 2013 – Food Sex & Consequence, a new comedy that serves up a big plate of mischief, magic, and mayhem, with Ayman Samman, Richard, Cassone, Kim Estes, Monique Carmona, Joe Coffey, Corianna Di Julio, Mel Recker and Aly Marianneli. West Coast Premiere at The Two Roads Theater, 4348 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA. For reservation and ticket info call 323-993-5755.
Food Sex & Consequence
March 25th-29th – Game Developers Conference. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world’s largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event. www.gdconf.com/aboutgdc/
March 21st – April 3rd – Hong Kong Film Festival. A must stop for Asian film acquisitions, the HKIFF sees over 5000 industry representatives and over half a million cinephiles every year. Despite running the ever-popular Filmart (film market), and despite heavily subsidized international delegations, foreign attendants regularly comment on language barrier stalling deals. http://www.hkiff.org.hk/en/index.php
The new Ahmanson season 2013
Ahmanson - Center Theatre Group - Los Angeles
Ahmanson 2013 includes Danny DeVito, fresh from London’s West End, in the United States premiere of the hilarious new production of Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys”; the imaginative Broadway hit and grown-up’s prequel to Peter Pan, “Peter and the Starcatcher”; the hauntingly beautiful musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, “Harmony”; the 2012 Tony Award-winner for Best Revival of a Musical, a stunning new adaptation of an American classic, “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess”; and London’s long-running hit Queen and Ben Elton’s “We Will Rock You.”
Calendar Girl is a monthly Calendar on Actors Reporter, a channel on the Actors Podcast Network, a Pepper Jay Production.
Host Appearance Page (In abc order by first name)
2013
The following Host Appearance Database shares how our very talented hosts on our Actors Podcast Network shows also have successful entertainment industry lives outside of the Actors Podcast Network. Hosts are in abc order by first name. Enjoy.
Carlos McConnie on ActorsE covered by PrimeraHora.com
and the TV Series of 2011 Hollywood Inc.
Danny Pardo with Bobs Ganaway on Planes 2 by Disney
Danny Pardo on red carpet premiere Planes 2
Necessary Roughness just began it’s second season (total 16 episodes).
this was the silliest photo we could find … LOL
Pepper Jay guests on Ric Drasin LIVE
Knobraska Poster – photo art by John Michael Ferrari
Pepper Jay and Clement von Franckenstein as Kate and Woody Grant
Pepper Jay on Midlife set with Amanda Sorvina, Greg Travis, and Laci Kay
Pepper Jay on set of "The Call"
Magnum Farce
Lovesick Fool
Sandro Monetti
Sandro Monetti writer and director of Miserable Lesbians
Sandro and Doris Roberts in front on Tourific Bus
L-R producer Josh Feinman, Allen Sowelle, actress Yi Tian, editor Kevin Bailey, and director/writer Devon Kenneth Lee
Host Appearance Datapage is on Actors Reporter, a channel of the Actors Podcast Network, a Pepper Jay Production.
Miss West Coast 2014 and Pageant Host Steve Nave
California beauties competing for Miss West Coast and Miss West Coast Teen. In this, the first Miss West Coast and Miss West Coast Teen, 60 contestants competed to capture the crown and prize package valued over $50,000. Four lucky winners will go on to compete in the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA pageants 2014.
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The Winners are:
Miss West Coast: Vanessa Golub, with Allison Kim as 1st runner-up and Kassidy Blaire 2nd runner-up.
Miss West Coast Teen: Victoria Johnson, with Masha Shadchina as 1st runner-up and Riley Hunsucker 2nd runner-up.
Vanessa Golub, Miss West Coast 2014
Victoria Johnson, Miss West Coast Teen
Masha Shadchina, Miss South Bay Teen and 1st runner-up Miss West Coast Teen
Allison Kim, Miss South Bay and 1st runner-up Miss West Coast and Tara Rice, Founder and Pageant Coach
The glamorous red carpet and event was Produced by Miss West Coast Productions Inc and hosted Steve Nave.
To become Miss West Coast, contestants must complete interviews with the judges, and compete in the Swimsuit / Fitness presentation and the Evening Gown presentation, as well as photo shoots.
The judges included Leo Rossi (actor / The Accused and Analyze This), Katarina Van Derhan (international model and actress), Joe Scarbar (actor), and performers Dakota Hood (singer and songwriter – The Hunger Games), Antoinette Kristensen (Former Miss Norway and International model and singer) and Natasha Henstridge (actress / Species and the Whole Nine Yards ).
Judges Table
Event MC and host Steve Nave with actor judge Leo Rossi
The Miss and Teen West Coast Beauty Pageant was held March 30th, 2014, at beautiful The Lorenzo in Los Angeles, California
Tara Rice is the Founder and Pageant Coach for the Miss West Coast Pageant and Founder of Miss West Coast Productions Inc.
Tara may be reached at:
MissWestCoastPageant.com
or
Tara@MissWestCoastPageant.com
Tara Rice
Victoria Johnson, Miss West Coast Teen, Tara Rice, Vanessa Golub, Miss West Coast
Masha Shadchina, 1st runner-up Miss West Coast Teen, Tara Rice, and Allison Kim, runner-up Miss West Coast
Working with Tara Rice were:
Amanda Lee Wasvary-Ransdell. Founder & Co-Director of Miss North Hollywood / Miss North Hollywood Teen Regional Pageant
and Director of Miss Greater San Fernando Valley / Miss Greater San Fernando Valley Teen Regional Pageant.
as well as
Kimberly Cozzens, a successful professional model. Being fortunate enough to model for names like Jovani Dresses, Guess, Kohl’s, Sephora Makeup, Con Air Hair Tools, Paul Mitchell, Skechers Shoes, Maxim Magazine, Pepsi, Tosh. 0. Kimberly is signed with top agencies in LA including LA Models and CESD.
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Thank you photographers:
Vanessa Golub, Miss West Coast and Tara Rice
Steve Nave and the Winners and Runner-Ups Miss West Coast and Miss West Coast Teen 2014
Also enjoy Actors Reporter Coverage of:
Miss Tennessee Teen USA
The Best of Beauty Pageants
Beauty Pageant Tips
and
Models Best Friend’s What Really Makes a Pageant Winner from Sashes and Crowns
Actors Reporter is an American entertainment trade magazine (internet and TV) for an inside look at working actors and the entertainment industry, a channel on the Actors Podcast Network, a Pepper Jay Production.
TV / THEATRICAL CONTRACTS RATIFIED
SAG-AFTER votes overwhelmingly to approve the 2014 TV / Theatrical contracts.
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These new 3 year contracts cover theatrical, prime-time, and basic cable TV production and establishes the first industry-wide agreement covering performers in both prime-time TV and basic cable productions as well as new media and motion pictures.
This new agreement remains in effect until June 20th, 2017.
For more on the new contract go to SAGAFTRA.org
Union News is a podcast on Actors Reporter, a channel on the Actors Podcast Network, a Pepper Jay Production.
Welcome to the TradeVine whose purpose is to encourage the entertainment industry to read their trades: Variety, Backstage, Hollywood Reporter, etc. Enjoy learning about your industry.
Each Friday, The TradeVine seeks out a few of the informative trade articles you may have missed. Please visit the trade, itself, for the entire article.
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Back Stage, July 30th – Why the Industry Puts Too Much Emphasis on Improv, by Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher.
Over the last 40 years, improv has evolved from an elevated art form practiced by a tiny percentage of actors with extensive performance experience and training to the near replacement of basic acting training for most actors eyeing a career in comedy.This is unfortunate and problematic, nowhere more so than Hollywood.Rohrbacher has performed on every improv and sketch main stage in Hollywood multiple times over the last 25 years, so with personal knowledge of L.A.’s comedy landscape, he clears up the misunderstandings about what improv is and isn’t. Most importantly, it isn’t written sketch work.Actors new to Los Angeles are directed—virtually ordered—to get improv training on their résumés. Improv has its benefits, but on the pie chart of acting training, it’s just a slice.Improv training is not acting training. It is an acting training technique.It was not devised to be an end goal for performers.
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Hollywood Reporter, August 2nd – TCA Journal No. 3: Most Memorable Sessions…So Far, by Tim Goodman.
The bread and butter of the TCA press tour is the panel/session — from 15 to 45 minutes on stage in front of TV critics and writers from around the country and Canada, featuring series creators, actors and producers taking questions and talking about what’s to come. Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it does not. There’s no telling how it will go. But in general there are a number of ways to distinguish whether a session was memorable. Sometimes, it’s just one panel member being hilarious or informatively blunt. Sometimes, it’s an executive clearly stating a channel’s position or objectives for the near future. And periodically you get a session that is simply moving, or the main participant reveals actual personal brilliance or there’s a wellspring of profound interest that springs from a session that looked boring on paper. Check out the rest of the article to find out which sessions Tim Goodman found memorable.
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Variety, August 3rd – Chernin, AT&T Set Brand for New Online Video Venture: Ellation (Exclusive), by Janko Roettgers.
Otter Media, the joint venture between AT&T and the Chernin Group, is about to unveil a new brand for its subscription-based online video services this week: Ellation is going to be the new umbrella company for video services including Crunchyroll, Creativebug and SoompiTV, Varietyhas learned.While work on Ellation has largely been hush-hush over the past couple of months, its goal is to build between 30 and 50 separate niche online video channels appealing to highly engaged audiences willing to pay for premium content, according to multiple sources familiar with these plans. The unit is being led by former YouTube executive Tom Pickett.The Chernin Group teamed up with AT&T on Otter Media in April of 2014 to invest in and launch online video services.For Ellation, Crunchyroll is a kind of proof of concept: The service has been one of the success stories of paid niche content, attracting more than 600,000 paying subscribers. However, nobody knows how many of these superfan communities actually exist, and how many online video services consumers are willing to add to their monthly bill.
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Backstage – 10 Dance College Programs You Should Know, by Hayden Field
“Good Morning Baltimore,” “Memory,” “Girl in 14G,” “All That Jazz”…. These songs are essentially colossal red stop signs, according to college audition “do not sing” lists around the web. But even more difficult than choosing a college audition song can be choosing the colleges to audition for—and later attend—whether we’re talking musical theater or dance. That’s why we’ve put together some considerations for performing arts students preparing to take the college plunge, as well as our top 10 lists of the best schools for each major.
One of the first decisions students need to make pertains to their degree and whether to go the bachelor’s of arts (BA) or bachelor’s of fine arts (BFA) route. BFA programs are an upfront commitment to a more defined curriculum outlined for students in advance, and the chosen major often makes up 75 percent of coursework, leaving only 25 for other liberal arts courses. “The BFA path is really only appropriate for someone who is 110 percent sure they want to major in that performing arts discipline,” says Susan Taub, an independent college counselor with expertise in performing arts admissions.
In BA programs, on the other hand, a musical theater or dance major would be like any other and make up closer to one-third of a student’s coursework. (Again, this can vary between schools.) It’s also usually much easier to double major in BA programs. The most important thing to remember? “Both paths can lead to success in life and in a career in the arts,” says Taub. In the end, it almost always comes down to talent rather than the type of degree on your diploma. Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – ‘Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2’ Has Time Travel and a Cowboy Captain America, by Graeme McMillan
The new trailer for the upcoming video game showcases Cosmo and Kang, the characters behind the new conflict.
He’s a space dog, Brent.
Following its debut at last week’s New York Comic Con, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released the new trailer for Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, showcasing the two most important characters in the game: Kang the Conqueror — the time-traveling villain, voiced in this game by Peter Serafinowicz — and Cosmo, the telepathic Russian canine responsible for gathering together the many heroes in the game who can stop Kang’s temporal troublemaking.
Beyond these two, Lego MSH2 features a whole host of characters familiar to Marvel’s movies output, including Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Black Panther and Avengers, in addition to upcoming small screen stars Cloak and Dagger and the Runaways. Oh, and there’s also a cowboy Captain America in there as well, because why not…? Read Entire Artice Here
Variety – Disney – ABC TV Begins Layoffs, Restructuring, by Daniel Holloway
Disney/ABC Television Group has begun laying off employees, part of a long-anticipated restructuring and reallocation of resources at the Walt Disney Company’s non-sports broadcast and cable television arm.
A source tells Variety that the company began notifying affected employees Thursday morning. The volume of employees impacted is said to be significantly lower than the 10% workforce cut that had been speculated when news broke of the layoff plan six weeks ago.
Cuts are impacting all the group’s entertainment units, including ABC Entertainment ABC Studios, Disney Channel, DisneyXD, Disney Junior, and Freeform — but impact is expected to be minimal on production and programming. The majority of jobs being eliminated hail from non-content related or operational sectors.
The move is in part a cost-cutting measure, in part a reallocation of resources as the company shifts toward newer forms of content distribution and greater automation in some operational areas. The company is expected to be posting job opening for several new positions in the weeks ahead. Read Entire Artice Here
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Backstage – How Improve Can Enhance Every Audition, by Rob Adler
A lot of actors hate auditions. The room is “cold.” The reader doesn’t “give you anything.” It’s “not like being on set.” Admittedly, it’s superficial—the role exists in X world, yet the audition is usually in a small room in an office building with beige walls and gray carpeting. Here’s the thing, though: Auditions can be painful if you want them to be. Or they can be spontaneous, alive, and, dare I say, joyful, if you’re open to discovery.
Too often, auditions are marred by inauthenticity caused by an erroneous attempt to maintain control of the audition performance. Actors trying to get the audition “right” or play the scene the way they want it or the way they think it should be.
But imagine the casting director who watches dozens of actors trying to get the scene “right.” Do you picture that CD is enjoying him or herself? Of course not. The actor who wows is the one who surprises their audience without breaking the reality of the given circumstances. That’s the trick to a great audition.
In life, we’re immersed in our given circumstances and we move forward from who we are based on our needs and wants. Immersion in our world is sensory; we sense our given circumstances before we understand them—if we understand them. Sometimes we’re emotional, other times detached, sometimes we think through an encounter before it happens, other times we’re caught off guard by the events of life. In any case, we’re improvising. We’re always improvising. Life is improvised. Great acting seems the same—improvised. Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – Box-Office Preview: Tyler Perry’s ‘Boo 2’ to Scare Off Big-Budget ‘Geostorm’ by Pamela McClintock
Michael Fassbender thriller ‘Snowman’ and fire-fighting drama ‘Only the Brave’ — endorsed by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence — also open nationwide this weekend.
Tyler Perry’s comedy-horror sequel Boo 2! A Madea Halloween is tipped to win a crowded race at the box-office weekend with a $20 million-plus debut.
Perry, who directed the Lionsgate release, reprises his role as Madea in the follow-up to Boo! A Madea Halloween, which launched to $28.5 million in October 2016.
Marking Independence Day producer Dean Devlin’s feature directorial debut, Geostorm is tracking to open in the $10 million-$12 million range, a dismal start for a film that cost at least $120 million to produce. The troubled production required $15 million in significant reshoots, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer brought aboard to help.
Boo 2 should have no trouble scaring off the competition, including Warner Bros. and Skydance Media’s big-budget Geostorm.
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Variety – ‘Get Out’ Leads 2017 Gotham Awards Nominations, by Gordon Cox
“Get Out,” writer-director Jordan Peele’s surprise smash of a scary movie, led the pack of nominations for the 2017 Gotham Awards, Independent Filmmaker Project’s annual ceremony honoring indie film.
“Get Out” scored a nod for best feature, along with nominations for breakthrough director, best screenplay and best actor (Daniel Kaluuya). Other nominees for the top feature award were Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name,” Sean Baker’s “The Florida Project,” Josh and Benny Safdie’s “Good Time” and Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya.”
Nominated titles to score three nods apiece included Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” (breakthrough director and best screenplay for Gerwig, plus an acting nom for Saoirse Ronan);”Call Me By Your Name” (feature, screenplay and breakthrough actor for Timothee Chalomet; Kogonada’s “Columbus” (director, screenplay and actress Haley Lu Richardson) and “The Florida Project” (feature, actor for Willem Dafoe and breakthrough actor for Brooklynn Prince). Read Entire Artice Here
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Backstage – Why Eye Contact is Vital to Great Acting, by Andrew Wood
There’s no question that eye contact is integral to acting; connecting with your scene partner and engaging in the give-and-take of the relationship is one of the foundations of the craft and eye contact is central to that process.
There is almost no better way to know where you stand with your partner than by taking in his or her eyes. This means that making frequent eye contact with your partner should generally be a big part of almost every scene you do. It’s an observation that’s so obvious it perhaps borders on trite, and yet many actors don’t make enough eye contact with their partners. This suggests to us, the audience, that they aren’t all that interested in their partner’s attitude on the evolving situation of the scene and that’s bad news. An actor who isn’t invested in their partner is likely self-conscious, possibly self-indulgent.
But it’s also true that there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. There are certain very high-stakes situations that might involve longer periods of steady eye contact, but an actor who never breaks eye contact is likely going to seem artificially fixated, maybe even becoming physically disengaged as if they had fallen into a sort of trance.
At first blush, it can seem like there may not be an issue: when you act, you attempt to enter into the character’s circumstances, then follow your impulses. If your impulse is to look at your partner, you look at your partner. If your impulse is to look away, you look away. Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – Netflix to Launch ‘Stranger Things’ Aftershow, by Bryn Elise Sandberg
‘Beyond Stranger Things’ will debut on the streamer Oct 27, the same day ‘Stranger Things 2’ releases.
Netflix’s Stranger Things becomes the latest series to get the aftershow treatment.
The streaming giant is launching Beyond Stranger Things, a post-show rehash for the sci-fi phenomenon that debuted in 2016. Hosted by writer, producer, actor and “superfan” Jim Rash, the show after the show promises to explore the inspiration for the series, tell behind-the-scenes stories and analyze every aspect of the second season, including answering all burning questions.
All seven episodes will be available to watch on Oct. 27, the same day Stranger Things 2 is released on the streaming platform. However, viewers will be advised not to start watching Beyond Stranger Things until after they have finished watching the entirenew season of the drama, as there will no doubt be major spoilers along the way. Unlike the genre’s other aftershows, which air installments following each episodes, Netflix’s iteration will automatically play after viewers complete the final episode of Stranger Things 2. Read Entire Artice Here
Variety – Kate Winslet on Woody Allen, ‘Wonder Wheel’ and the 20th Anniversary of ‘Titanic’, by Ramin Setoodeh
With an impressive career that spans three decades, more than 40 movies, seven Oscar nominations and one win, Kate Winslet is the first to tell you that she doesn’t have a process as an actress.
“It’s really interesting how every single job I do I feel like it really is different each time,” Winslet says on a sweltering fall day in New York. “I think it’s kind of like staring at a really untidy room of mess and clutter. You think: ‘Oh f—! Where do I begin?’ The clutter is different every time, and the piles will be different every time. It always feels a bit like moving trash around a room.” Read Entire Artice Here
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Backstage – Voiceover Conferences Are an Integral Part of a Successful Career, by Jamie Muffet
This week on the VO School Podcast we are talking about voiceover conferences!
Working as a voice actor can be a lonely profession, especially if you work predominantly from home. One way to get out of your booth and meet your peers, agents, producers, and coaches is to go to one of the many voiceover conferences that take place around the world each year.
What exactly is a VO conference? Why should you attend? What can you leave with that you didn’t have when you arrived? How do you choose which conference to attend? And how can you make the most of the connections that you make?
Joining me this week are Gerald Griffith, founder and CEO of VO Atlanta, the biggest voiceover conference in the world. And Dave Courvoisier, voice actor, Emmy Award winner and president of World Voices Organization and the WOVO Conference. We take a peek behind the curtain at the planning of a major voiceover conference to learn how much work is involved in the preparation and oversight of such a major event. Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – Netflix Ratings Exposed? Nielson Claims Huge Viewership for ‘Stranger Things 2’ by Michael O’Connell
The leader in TV measurement cites significant binging in its new SVOD data on the Netflix hit.
As promised, Nielsen is releasing more and more viewership measurements it’s mined from Netflix data — including for Stranger Things 2.
The company released its latest, and most interesting, SVOD measurement to date on Thursday afternoon — citing an audience of 15.8 million viewers, nearly 11 million of them adults 18-49, watching the sophomore premiere episode, “Chapter One,” within three days of its launch. (Eat your undead heart out, Walking Dead.) Both of those numbers, by Nielsen standards, are equivalent to the live-plus-3 ratings data you see from traditional TV. Read Entire Artice Here
Variety – ‘Annabelle: Creation’ Star Grace Fulton Joins DC”Shazam!’ by Justin Kroll
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Baron/REX Shutterstock
Grace Fulton is in negotiations to join New Line’s DC superhero film “Shazam!” starring Zachary Levi, sources tell Variety.
The film follows a boy named Billy Batson who can transform into an adult superhero by uttering the magic word “Shazam!” The name is an acronym of the ancient gods and historical figures Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury, who Batson derives his heroic attributes from when in adult form.
Fulton will play one of Batson’s friends. The Wrap also reports that Mark Strong is in talks for the role of the villain.
David F. Sandberg is directing from a screenplay by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke. “Annabelle: Creation’s” Peter Safran will produce. The project will mark a reunion for Sandberg, Safran, and Fulton, who worked together on “Annabelle: Creation,” which has grossed over $300 million worldwide. Read Entire Artice Here
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Backstage – The Holistic Benefits of Self-Care for Actors, by Clay Banks
I make my living primarily as an acting coach. However, when people ask what I do professionally, I generally tell them that I’m a performance coach. You see, alongside acting training, I also dedicate much of my time to helping people with health, fitness, and nutrition. Having spent a majority of my life in the competitive arena, I’ve learned a few things about the advantages of optimum performance and living in “the zone!’
At age 19, I was in contention for junior Mr. America. By 25, I became a top performer for a prestigious New York-based Fortune 500 company. I competed for a spot in “Men’s Health” at forty-five and continue to challenge guys in the gym who are one-third my age. I’ve also managed to retire from an 18-year career as an actor (fully insured with a pension) and I believe the high-level of attention I placed on self-care was a huge factor in achieving that.
Top-level performance, engaging the individual’s entire being (body, soul, spirit) has tremendous benefits far beyond what you may think. When a person is functioning at their peak-performance level, they have access to untold potential that manifests itself in many areas of their life. Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – Louis C.K.’s Movie Premiere Canceled in Advance of N.Y. Times Story, by Katherine Schaffstall
The ‘I Love You, Daddy’ screening was abruptly axed just hours before it was set to take place.
The New York premiere of Louis C.K.’s upcoming film, I Love You, Daddy, set for Thursday, has been canceled. Reps for the premiere, due to take place at the Paris Theatre, cited “unexpected circumstances.”
A source tells The Hollywood Reporter that a New York Times story on the comedian is about to break, and the premiere was canceled in case it is damaging. Additionally, Louis C.K.’s planned appearance on CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was also canceled, with William H. Macy taking his place.
Louis C.K. wrote, directed and stars in I Love You, Daddy. The comedy-drama tells the story of a successful TV writer-producer who attempts to stop his 17-year-old daughter’s (Chloe Grace Moretz) growing admiration and relationship with a 68-year-old filmmaker (John Malkovich). The film also stars Pamela Adlon, Rose Byrne, Charlie Day, Edie Falco and Helen Hunt. Read Entire Artice Here
Variety – ‘Darkest Hour’: Gary Oldman Credits Makeup Artist for Winston Churchill Transformation, by Dave McNary
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Latour/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9212875bs)
Gary Oldman was particularly thankful to his makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji at the Los Angeles premiere of “Darkest Hour” on Wednesday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.
Oldman admitted on the red carpet that looking like Winston Churchill was essential for the role to work, since Churchill has such worldwide renown. So he was willing to spend several hundred hours in makeup during shooting, rather than using prosthetics.
“I wasn’t going to put on 50 or 60 pounds and put my health at risk so it was contingent on getting Kazuhiro to see if this thing was going to work,” he recalled. “You could control the other component — the energy, how he used his hands, the way he moved. But if you look ridiculous, it’s not going to work. So you surrender to it.” Read Entire Artice Here
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Backstage – Advice for New Actors + More From the Backstage Community Forums, by Casey Mink
You already know Backstage is the go-to for any and all information pertaining to your craft. But now, you have the chance to get in on the action with the Backstage Community Forum. Here, you can engage with others in your industry, as well as teachers, experts, and, yep, even agents and casting directors. Below are some of this week’s most interesting new topics; drop a reply or post a new thread. Either way, fire up that keyboard and get involved right here!
New actor asking for advice:
“Hello! I am a 13 year old girl with a strong interest in acting. The only problem is; I’ve only ever done a play in 4th grade, but I was the lead. I’m in my school’s drama club, but my school/ town is so small, we can’t afford to put on a real show.
“Any advice? Anything ranging from how to get roles, how auditions are like/ how to find them, to acting tips and whatnot. I am brand new to the acting world, and could really use some advice. Anything helps! Thank you!” —nur-aksamija
Determining your child’s age range?
“My daughter just turned 14 and we’re very new to this…We started submitting on actors access and backstage a couple of weeks ago and she’s received 3 invitations for auditions but all three parts have been older teens and I really thought her range would be younger. She’s under 5 feet tall and in person people tend to think she’s younger. Perhaps because the headshot is just her face, she looks older than when you see her whole body. We’ve been submitting for anything 10-15 but she has not been contacted for any of the under 14 parts…Just curious how you determined your child’s age range?” —SG401 Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – ‘The Royals’ Female Cast and Crew Accuse Mark Schwahn of “Repeated Unwanted Sexual Harassment”, by Bryn Elise Sandberg
The letter comes after Schwahn was suspended from his role as showrunner on ‘The Royals’ on Wednesday.
After sexual harassment allegations were levied against television producer Mark Schwahn by former One Tree Hill cast and crew members, the female team behind E!’s The Royals is speaking out.
In a letter released on Thursday signed by 25 cast and crew members from the series, the women on the drama accuse the showrunner of “repeated unwanted sexual harassment of multiple female members of cast and crew.” The letter comes a day after Schwahn was suspended from his role as showrunner on the show.
What’s more, star Elizabeth Hurley released her own comments on Twitter. In the statement, she revealed that she was unaware of Schwahn’s behavior but felt she had “let down” her cast by not picking up on what was allegedly happening. Read Entire Artice Here
Variety – Can Warner Bros.’ Expensive, Long -Awaited ‘Justice League’ Deliver the Hit That DC Needs? by Ricardo Lopez
Warner Bros. is holding its breath as the studio prepares to unveil “Justice League” this weekend.
The costly superhero team adventure carries a production budget of more than $250 million, according to several sources, and with it, the hope that DC’s interconnected cinematic universe of comic book heroes and villains can deliver huge audiences around the globe.
When tens of millions of dollars in worldwide marketing and distribution costs are added in, “Justice League” would have to bring in a lofty sum of around $600 million from ticket sales alone and additional revenue from ancillaries like pay-TV and home entertainment in order to turn a profit.
Warner Bros. executives are already concerned that the movie’s debut this weekend — projected to be $110 million — is less than what they had hoped for. In comparison, last year’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” opened to $166 million. The film will also face some competition over the upcoming holiday weekend from another big release, Disney/Pixar’s “Coco,” though the animated film skews younger. So far, early reaction to “Justice League” has been mixed both among critics and fans. Some have panned it, while others have praised its lighter tone. Read Entire Artice Here
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Backstage – Should I Audition With an Accent + More From the Backstage Forums, by Casey Mink
You already know Backstage is the go-to for any and all information pertaining to your craft. But now, you have the chance to get in on the action with the Backstage Community Forum. Here, you can engage with others in your industry, as well as teachers, experts, and, yep, even agents and casting directors. Below are some of this week’s most interesting new topics; drop a reply or post a new thread. Either way, fire up that keyboard and get involved right here!
Accents for auditions?
“I’m auditioning for ‘King Lear.’ Do you think an English accent is required?” —ClassAct
A director will only meet me for the first time at his house…
“I am trying to decide how sketchy this is. A few months ago I found a job posting on here (I am a freelance Stage Manager) and I applied. I got a response from the director (who will remain nameless for now but who is also the composer to a famous Christmas song) saying that he was interested in working with me and to get back to him in a few month so that he can get everything figured out. Fast forward to last night, I emailed him asking if he was still looking for a SM and he said yes. I tried to call him a few times but his cellphone was acting all weird (we would speak for a second and then get cut off but a super loud sound). I email him and tell him to call me back from a different phone. He ignores that statement and asks if I live in this area and if I’d like to meet up. I say yes let’s meet at a Starbucks near you, he says no, that he only meets with people inside his home…. Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – How ‘La La Land’ Songwriting Duo Created Songs for P.T. Barnum Biopic ‘Greatest Showman’, by Ashley Lee
Oscar- and Tony-winning duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who penned 11 original songs for the musical, talk crafting showstoppers for Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya.
After winning the Oscar for penning La La Land’s lyrics and the Tony Award for composing the Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are taking on the big top in the movie-musical P.T. Barnum biopic The Greatest Showman, out Dec. 20 from 20th Century Fox. In the songwriting contender race, the returning Oscar champs’ 11 original songs in the film, from spectacular group numbers to empowering ballads, will face off against new numbers from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (by Alan Menken and Tim Rice), along with tunes from notable music industry crooners including Ryan Tedder (An Inconvenient Sequel), Sufjan Stevens (Call Me by Your Name) and Sara Bareilles (Battle of the Sexes). Read Entire Artice Here
Variety – ‘Star Wars’ Video Game Microtransactions Ignite Controversy, by Matt Fernandez
With the excitement already building for the year-end release of the latest “Star Wars” film, the new video game “Star Wars: Battlefront II” was poised to capitalize on all the excitement for the vaunted Disney franchise.
Unfortunately for Electronic Arts, the video game studio behind “Battlefront II,” controversy and fan anger over the game’s microtransactions greatly decreased enthusiasm for its November launch, illustrating increasing consumer discontent with some current trends in the gaming industry.
Microtransactions refer to a business model where virtual goods, such as characters, costumes, or weapons, can be purchased online for small sums of real currency. One form of microtransactions are loot boxes, a type of unlockable in-game content that contains a randomized selection of items. These loot boxes can either be earned through normal gameplay or can also often be purchased for real money. Read Entire Artice Here
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Backstage – Mastering the Delicate Art of Self-Promotion, by Charis Joy Jackson
Actors need to promote themselves for success. No one is immune unless you’re an A-List actor, a group that makes up a fraction of the industry. So unless your name is Chris Pratt or Jennifer Lawrence, you need to promote yourself and your career.
If like me, you’re not a huge fan of the idea, take heart: even well-known actors like Robert Downey Jr. are doing self-promotion. In fact, I highly recommend you follow him for good ideas on how to do so successfully without coming across like a narcissist. In a surprise to no one, two of the biggest platforms for said self-promo are Facebook and Twitter, so here are my tips on how to use both for your cause.
Facebook
Creating an actor page is easy and fairly painless. You may even be pleasantly surprised by how many of your friends will “Like” the page to support you. Write a status at least once a week to get started, but if you can update with great content every day, do it. Being consistent will pay off and get you more likes and comments in the process.
Be friendly and reply to any comments you get. Someone once told me we all wear an invisible sign that says, “Make me feel special.” The more you can make your fans/followers feel special, the more they’ll want to help you. Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – ‘The Big Sick’ Writers Plot Immigration Anthology Series for Apple, by Lesley Goldberg
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon are teaming with ‘SMILF’s’ Lee Eisenberg and ‘Master of None’s’ Alan Yang to develop ‘Little America.’
Apple continues to bolster its impressive scripted development pipeline.
The tech giant is teaming with the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind The Big Sick as well as producers from Master of None and SMILF to develop Little America, an immigration-themed anthology series.
The half-hour anthology series will be written and exec produced by Lee Eisenberg (The Office, SMILF) and The Big Sick duo Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. Alan Yang, who co-created Netflix’s Master of None, will also exec produce the comedy. The potential series hails from Universal Television, where Yang is under an overall deal. Should it move forward, Eisenberg would serve as showrunner.
Little America is based on the true stories featured in Epic Magazine. It is described as a funny, romantic, heartfelt and inspiring look beyond the headlines at the lives of immigrants in America at a time when their stories are more relevant than ever. Read Entire Artice Here
Variety – Armie Hammer Set to Star in Untitled Annapurna Thriller, by Justin Kroll
Following his critically acclaimed role in “Call Me By Your Name,” Armie Hammer has found his next project in an untitled Annapurna Pictures thriller.
“Under the Shadow” helmer Babak Anvari is writing and directing, with Lucan Toh of Two & Two Pictures, Christopher Kopp of AZA Films, and Annapurna Pictures all on board to produce.
The story follows a New Orleans bartender whose life begins to unravel after a series of disturbing and inexplicable events begin to happen when he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.
Annapurna is fast tracking the film, having already set a March 29, 2019 release for the pic.
Hammer is coming off some of the best reviews of his career for the Sony Classics romantic drama “Call Me By Your Name,” which earned Hammer a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actor, while the film scored an Oscar nomination for best picture. Read Entire Artice Here
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Backstage – The Importance of Diversity on Voiceover Work, by Jamie Muffett
This week on the VO School podcast, we’re celebrating our 20th episode by honoring Black History Month with a show devoted entirely to diversity.
This episode is guest hosted by Doug Melville, chief diversity officer for the international advertising agency, TBWA. As a vocal proponent for diversity in all its forms both day to day in his role within TBWA and via his personal outreach on social media and public appearances, Doug brings a wealth of knowledge to this episode.
Joining us this week on the podcast are power couple Joan Baker and Rudy Gaskins, founders of SOVAS (the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences), a not-for-profit organization that helps educate and advocate voiceover around the globe. They organize and present workshops and learning opportunities across America and curate That’s Voiceover and The Voice Arts Awards, a voiceover convention and voice awards show, respectively. Read Entire Artice Here
The Hollywood Reporter – Arnold Schwarzenegger Joins ‘King Fury’ Feature Film, by Alex Ritman
Michael Fassbender and David Hasselhoff have already been cast in the buzzy follow-up to David Sandberg’s cult 2015 action-comedy short, which Bloom is introducing to buyers in Berlin.
In what sounds like a match made in ’80s heaven, Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the cast of Kung Fury, the feature-length follow-up to the cult 2015 short.
THR understands that the Terminator, Predator and Total Recall icon (and former California governor) will play the American president in David Sandberg’s action-comedy, set to shoot in Europe and in the U.S. this summer. He joins fellow ’80s hero David Hasselhoff and Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender, who were announced earlier this week. Read Entire Artice Here
Variety – Jeffrey Tambor Officially Departs ‘Transparent’, by Daniel Holloway
Jeffrey Tambor has officially exited “Transparent,” Amazon confirmed Thursday.
Tambor leaves the series ahead of it’s upcoming fifth season. His departure follows multiple misconduct allegations and a period of waffling on whether he would return to the Amazon Studios series.
The actor was accused of sexual harassment by his former personal assistant, a trans woman named Van Barnes, in a private Facebook post on Nov. 8. Later that month, guest star Trace Lysette came forward with further alleged instances of inappropriate behavior.
Tambor issued a statement Nov. 19 saying, “Playing Maura Pfefferman on ‘Transparent’ has been one of the greatest privileges and creative experiences of my life. What has become clear over the past weeks, however, is that this is no longer the job I signed up for four years ago. I’ve already made clear my deep regret if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being aggressive, but the idea that I would deliberately harass anyone is simply and utterly untrue. Given the politicized atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set, I don’t see how I can return to ‘Transparent.’” Read Entire Artice Here
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