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Veep Actress Anna Chlumsky on Acting and Inspiration
These questions originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Anna Chlumsky, Actress, VEEP Q: Does the cast of Veep inspire each other with the work they do, and if so, how? A: I marvel at everyone at least...
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Miss World Linor Abargil Spoke Up About Being Raped, Now Everyone Can See Her...
Filmmakers Cecilia Peck and Inbal B. Lessner set out on a journey to tell the story of a young woman who was the victim of a horrific rape crime. That woman, Linor Abargil chose to speak up, take a...
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Melissa Etheridge Talks Marriage, Boston Pops Concerts and LGBT Equality (AUDIO)
This week I talked with Melissa Etheridge, Grammy- and Oscar-winning recording artist, about making her symphony orchestra debut performing two concerts with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall on June 12...
View ArticleCows, Sacred or Otherwise: Another Overrated Movies Blog
We all have one. Some of us have two or three. It may be a movie. It may be an actor. But there's no doubt there is some film-related icon that you just don't get. Everybody else loves it, or him, or...
View ArticleActor Morgan Freeman and Director Jon Turteltaub on the Gene Siskel Film...
The stars shown brightly on Saturday night as actor Morgan Freeman (Invictus, Million Dollar Baby, The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy) and director Jon Turteltaub (Last Vegas, National...
View ArticleUsher's Defense of Justin Bieber Is Indefensible
The only time I ever met Usher was at his very first album release party in 1994. At the time, I was working for NARAS (The Grammy Awards) and Usher was just a child with great talent; not much older...
View ArticleBill Nye on Space: We Have To Go Back!
Bill Nye walked the blue carpet at Samsung's Hope for Children Gala and talked with us about his support for The Planetary Society, the importance of advancing space exploration, and his friendship...
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Still Screaming After All These Years- True Blood's Tara Buck Becomes a...
photo credit: John P. Johnson/HBO It is not at all unusual for a standout recurring character in a television series, or even a guest star, to transition into a series regular after a year or two....
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Upcoming Award Show -- Honoring Celebrities: Film and Television
Question: What do science fiction, fantasy and horror have in common? Answer: they are the genres honored annually, for the past four decades, by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror...
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The Literally Eternal Warrior: Hour of the Wolf Movie Review of Edge of Tomorrow
Well, this is a ticklish situation. I went into Edge of Tomorrow a little nervous, knowing this much about it: that Tom Cruise played a soldier who, by some trick of the time-space continuum, was...
View ArticleWhy Dick Jokes Are Relevant
I wanted to write something for Father's Day. This is what came out. I am an over-the-moon extremely proud and lucky father, but the truth of it is -- when Father's Day rolls around, I automatically go...
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Emmy Buzz, Spoilers, and Atmosphere: Behind the Scenes of Downton Abbey With...
These questions originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Joanne Froggatt, Actress of stage, film and television, currently appearing on "Downton Abbey" and "Filth." Q: How much research goes into...
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What Has Robert Irvine Done Now?
Robert Irvine is a big, tall and sometimes slightly boisterous teddy bear that does more behind the scenes than most know about. With a huge heart rivaled only by the size of his biceps he embraces...
View ArticlePharrell Williams to Play Frank Sinatra's Savvy and Indiscreet Valet?
"RING-A-Ding-Ding!" That was the title of one of Frank Sinatra's most popular Reprise albums, back in 1961. (In fact it was his first disc for Reprise after many successful years with Capitol Records.)...
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MasterChefRecap: Pies, Pork Chops, and Too Many Pecans
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 5 Episode 3 of FOX's "MasterChef" This week the first team challenge had the cooks out in the California desert cooking for 500 soldiers. Here are some...
View ArticleGreta Gerwig: Riding The Village Bike
Greta Gerwig is a big girl: she's tall, and gangly in an appealing way, and like the "Girls" on the HBO series, she's emblematic of the new woman finding her way through life's challenges. That was her...
View ArticleThe 'Average, EveryGirl' Doesn't Really Exist
I've always liked Maria Menounos. "Liked" meaning that tepid affection you feel for a total stranger you know on a strictly televised basis. As a silence-fearing single apartment dweller, I've...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: "No Cure" for Cerebral Ballzy; Take a "Walk" with...
Ric Flair used to say he's "often imitated never duplicated." That bold statement, which perhaps only "The Nature Boy" could back up, rings so true in any arts medium. For example, for every Lost,...
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X Games Brings Action, Music & Style to Austin
It was just two summers ago that I wrote about the evolution of ESPN's X Games, not just the growing popularity of the competition but also the maturation of its fan base. As X Games reached its 18th...
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Spent: Looking for Change: The Difficulties of Living Outside of the American...
"Three to five days from now (to cash a check) is unacceptable for millions of Americans. If your lights are going to go out tomorrow, you need your check to clear now." - Arjan Schutte (founder, Core...
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