To be a successful actor you really have to have a passion for the craft and the patience to wait for the big break. Although being an actor is extremely rewarding, finding work can be a...
There are many paths to a career in directing films.
Film school offers valuable experience and networking opportunities to prospective filmmakers.
A talent agent helps coordinate your acting career, and receives a commission for doing so. Talent agents are required to get most auditions in L.A., but they're usually not required to get...
Professional etiquette at auditions is crucial to getting a role.
What you wear to an audition is extremely important, because first impressions are a major factor in getting a role.
Finding work as a movie "extra" is an informative entry experience into the film industry.
We have the French to thank for the term "film noir," but plenty of American movies fit the category. If you like gritty urban settings and hard-boiled, jaded heroes battling shady characters and...
Romantic comedies take situations that would otherwise be sad or boring and make them absurd and funny. But how do you choose a good one?
Movie ads often quote reviews. To avoid wasting time and money in your local theaters, learn how to interpret those blurbs. They can be deceiving.
Some movies must be seen in a theater, on the silver screen. Or they have created such a splash that you'll feel foolish if you wait for them to reach the video rental stores. Other titles look...
When picking a movie to see with a date, include your companion in the decision-making process. Check reviews, look at critics' blurbs in ads and ask friends for their opinions. Consider the...
Some of the world's best films are not stamped "Made in the United States." Wonderful foreign films are on display in American theaters or available in your local video stores. Add some of these...
Do you enjoy bloodless knuckles and piercing screams? Think it's cool when your date grips your forearm so tightly that you wind up with a bruise shaped like a hand? Then try to see the scariest...
"I've never seen her box, but she's scrappier than heck in the courtroom. Let's get it on!" says Nevada district judge, pro-boxing referee and court TV show host Judge Mills Lane.
Romance on the big or small screen involves true love, good-looking partners and a happily-ever-after ending ' at least sometimes. Bring along the tissues and enjoy the memories by renting or...
Film scores, though often overlooked, can be beautiful. Listening to and appreciating the music that accompanies a film will enhance your overall movie-watching experience.
Although there are surprises every year, studios look to surefire trends and take excessive measures to procure Academy Award nominations, which will be announced this year on February 15. Here...
Welcome to Capeside, a quaint New England hamlet and home to a group of high schoolers whose interactions with each other are as complex - and seemingly as fragile - as a spider's web.
Follow the amorous and academic adventures of Felicity as she feels her way through college in New York. She's a premed student who's considering switching her major to art, and her parents are...
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