Because movies are so subjective, with views on the same performances and direction veering wildly from one critic to the next, determining the best of anything – whether it’s acting, direction or…
Tag: Actors
Bradley Cooper, Cillian Murphy and the myths of Method acting
Should actors and actresses who go to extremes to prepare for their roles get more love from Oscars voters? This year, best actor nominees Cillian Murphy, who played nuclear physicist J. Robert…
Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice
In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States. “You may…
Actors are demanding that Hollywood catch up with technological changes in a sequel to a 1960 strike
For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time. As with many of the other strikes that have rippled across the United States over the…
The fight for 2% − how residuals became a sticking point for striking actors
Streaming disrupted the entire entertainment industry, upending the DVD-purchasing, film-renting, moviegoing model of decades past. That shift has also changed how actors get paid. And some of the gains actors made through…