HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP by Dana Kaminski

Depp is an actor, sure, and an exceptionally good one at that. Rare and unique, he creates his own paradigm.

In an earlier post in Hollywood Actor Prep, art (painting and drawing) was revealed to be a part of his acting prep.

Apparently, Johnny Depp also is a musician. Recently, as part of a Blues Band with Shane McGowan and others, he played electric guitar.  They made a music video to raise money for Haiti…

Here’s the video, of “I Put A Spell On You”.

Best,

Dana

The Directors Guild And HBO Have Created A Fellowship

It’s for those interested in television directing, and they are hoping that women and minorities apply. They pay, too…$50,000.

DGA & HBO Announce Second Cycle of HBO/DGA Television Directing Fellowship Program

Application Period Now Open; Applications Due March 10, 2010

HBO and the DGA recognize a mutual goal of increasing diversity among directors in television.  To that end, we are announcing the second annual rotation of the HBO/DGA Television Directing Fellowship Program to tentatively begin in the late summer of 2010.  We are searching for creative talent and are especially hopeful that talented women and minorities will apply.  It is anticipated that up to three fellowships will be awarded for 2010.

[This is part of the info,  from their webpage.

To see more click here: DGA-HBO Fellowship.

To download the application in .pdf, click here.]

Good luck,

Dana

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Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland Poster

Released in theaters March 5, 2010.

To view on your computer, in full size, without Hollywood Actor Prep’s sidebar…

Just click on the poster with your cursor, and you will get to a page with only the poster,  in a smaller size. Click again, and the poster will increase to a grand size.

© Disney

Please do share with friends and actors, alike. It’s what fuels this blog, and me.

Best

Dana

Interested In Reading The Script For Avatar?

20th Century Fox released this, and you can download it on pdf.

Here’s the link: Avatar Screenplay.

I have also published this link on Oscar Prep. I didn’t want anyone to miss this, so am also posting the link here, at Hollywood Actor Prep.

Please share and thanks.

–Dana

Celebrity : Our Culture’s Most Famous, Most Revered, Are Actors Or Musicians.

Lately, on Twitter, there’s has been such a nasty influx of spam that utilizes the fame and name of Britney Spears.

The internet’s made the globe one culture, and nasty celebrity gossip is shared at the speed of light. It’s ‘viral’, supreme. Perez Hilton is himself an internet celeb because he is, well, a nasty celeb gossip.

Snarky is a new word, but being snarky isn’t new at all. Neither is celebrity gossip, fame, nor the-worship-of.

Nor, apparently, is sleeping with celebs, idealizing, idolizing.

A British schoolteacher named Tom Payne noticed how important celebrities were to his young students, and how much they wanted to be celebrities. So, he researched why. From that, he wrote a book called Fame: From The Bronze Age To Britney.

Idealizing, Sleeping With, Destroying The Famous

(The Independent )

“Fame”…links the ancient, classical world and our modern, celebrity-worshipping culture. The book asks: “Why does anyone want to be famous?”

“I was teaching adolescent boys all about these ancient civilisations and it rapidly became apparent to me that they took all of this celebrity culture stuff rather seriously,” says the softly-spoken Payne, 38. “And I thought maybe I should take it seriously, too. It seemed like it was worth studying in a bit more detail. I’ve tried to take on these subjects in a manner that could almost be considered academic. Crucially, I also wanted it to be funny.”

“I think people often underestimate the relevance of classical texts to contemporary society. I think I’ve been aided by the success of films like… 300 and Troy, which have helped cast light on the relevant periods…”

The author soon began to see links between different celebrities’ stories; particularly, he says, the doomed:

“I saw this crime, punishment and regeneration pattern,” he adds.

Payne’s book’s title is taken from its first chapter; and it is here where the basest human tendency to criticise and revel in the misfortune of celebrities – particularly in the case of Spears – is explored. Her famous hair-cutting incident, lit by the flashbulbs of the world’s media, is comparable, claims the author, to the tales of human sacrifice as told in Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis, in which hair is cut from the victim’s head, symbolising their path to self-destruction.

And the celebrity comparisons continue….

Can we think of anyone who has recently had sex with a celebrity, potentially in order to further their own career…”There is always a steady spate of these social climbing situations in the British tabloids, and the best equivalent I can think of is in Ovid’s Art of Love,” says Payne. “He discusses how people often try to have sex with people higher up the celebrity ladder than them, or pretend to have done so, to make themselves better than they are.”

Such thoughts also emerged in Greek myth when Dionysus became angered, after his aunt Agave claimed that his mother Semele had never slept with Zeus. “She taunted her sister by saying Zeus never shagged her,” concludes the author.

(Times Online)

While they flourish, then, we treat our celebs as semi-divine. Words such as “diva” and “sex goddess” are dead giveaways. But the story doesn’t stop with our elevating them to divine status. Because we then have to kill them.

Fame suggests that for all our glossy surface ­modernity, the most primitive of all blood rites, human sacrifice, is still at the heart of our culture — a word that derives from same root as “cult”, after all. The only ­difference is we don’t acknowledge it any more.

Gross hypocrisy is also evident in the ploy of blaming “the media” for the deaths of our deities. As Payne pithily points out, “The media, they’re us.” The same public that laid down flowers and teddies for Diana bought the magazines that paid the paps to chase her to her death in the underpass. The same public buys magazines showing the most repulsively invasive “upskirt” photographs of Britney when she’s already near the edge of sanity. But, says Payne, this is exactly what tribal societies have always done. After worshipping their heroes for a season, they kill them. Quite often they then flay them and wear their skin, as in ancient Mexico, or eat them, or preserve body parts as relics.

Best,

;~Dana

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Women In Trouble, Pirate Radio, Dare

Women In Trouble is the grooviest. It’s also got a great cast of actors: Carla Gugino, Connie Britton, Adrianne Palicki, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Simon Baker, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Sarah Chalke, Cameron Richardson…

Unfortunately, it is only opening in LA and NYC theaters this weekend.  I’ll be contacting them to find out about other cities.

Check out the poster!

Pirate Radio

Actors in this film:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Jack Davenport.  And on second thought, this film has groovy potential, too.

Dare

Cast in this movie are actors Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer, Ana Gasteyer, Alan Cumming, Sandra Bernhard.

Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr., Playing Lead Title Role

Directed by Madonna’s Ex, Guy Ritchie; this movie also has leading actors, Rachel McAdams, and Jude Law.

For full list of the supporting players, go to this link at IMDB.

(Sorry, to my iPhone users, about the trailers being in ‘flash’…it was just a bit easier this time.)

Precious Trailer, With Mo’Nique Who May Get An Academy Award Nom For Acting In This Film

Directed by Lee Daniels, this movie has a newcomer-actor in the lead title role, Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe.  Some well-known musical names are also acting in Precious, such as Lenny Kravitz, and Mariah Carey.  Full cast list at IMDB.

Doesn’t Every Actress Wish To Work With Pedro Almodovar? ...Broken Embraces

Here’s a trailer with one of his usual actor-hires, and acting-Oscar winner as well, Penelope Cruz.

Bad Lieutenant: Port Of  Call New Orleans, Directed By The Esteemed Werner Herzog

Yet, this film is a remake and Harvey Keitel was the actor in the original, and it’s one of his most famous roles. So there’s a little murmur of complaint inside the artistic film community,  where great acting performances are regarded as sacred.

Negating the murmurs, somewhat, is the fact that Werner Herzog directed this one.  He’s solidly in the master league of directors; and you can’t get any more artistic, as a definition, than Mr. Herzog;  whether he’s doing documentaries, or narrative films.

Besides  Nicolas Cage, this Bad Lieutenant also has an exciting cast list. Here are just a few actor names to throw: Val Kilmer, Eva Mendez, Michael Shannon, Fairuza Balk, Brad Dourif, Vondie Curtis-Hall…See the full list of actors at this IMDB page link.

Enjoy!

;~Dana

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• All these sites with advice and coaching, some are beneficial, in some way for the spirit. Some are only hacks, full of bull. #
• You need to BE a #ProfessionalActor in order for anyone to hire you for a real professional level job. All ur materials, attitude, more #
• Heads up, advance notice : I am planning a one day seminar, that will personally work w each #actor who comes. Get u PROFESSIONAL. #
• @mayhemstudios And I just bought the higher #Verizon home Internet with the higher price for the higher speed. BUT get only lame speed . in reply to mayhemstudios #
• @mayhemstudios Haaha! (yeah me too, I know!) in reply to mayhemstudios #
• On The Beeeeeeaaaacchhhh!!!!

  [Determined to have some summer, THIS summer, no matter what]

  [&Watch out for Dana's determination] #

• ___>>#ACTORS<<___ I will be doing a SEMINAR IN SEPT–one Saturday, all day. Bring your materials: 8×10, reel if you have…[*Pls retweet*] #
• @tinydaisy Very cool.
  Now what happened w the knee? in reply to tinydaisy #
• SAG reaches deal with AMPTP —The Two, 2 year contracts, cover VOICE ACTORS in ANIMATION- Variety http://ow.ly/kxk9 #
• @tjbuffoonery Hiya Trilby–I have been a bit sporadic about twitter, myself. Think it's the summer. For me, anyway: Outdoors,different in reply to tjbuffoonery #
• RT @johnlarroquette: Life is like a box of chocolates. And they're my chocolates so keep your fucking hands off. Forrest Grumpy. #
• @travisbedard Pls tell me again what the site address is–dm if u prefer…i just rarely check dm's , #
• @kristapley Thanks for your responsse, btw. I was hoping you wouldn't think I was using you–as my human-google #
• @jbmovies I think t he deadline for Tribeca is Sept 14? Maybe you should just look into F.I.N.D. — in reply to JBMovies #
• @kristapley Oh right, Oh right, Oh right–I knew it sounded familiar. in reply to kristapley #
• RT @cinemablend: Chris Nolan Makes More Room For Batman 3 By Leaving The Prisoner http://tinyurl.com/peojd4 #
• RT @dealfatigue:
  Tom Sherak elected prexy of AMPAS [American Motion Picture Arts And Sciences--prior was Sid Ganis]
  http://bit.ly/lIozU #
• @davecharest tweet back sometime again soon…. in reply to DaveCharest #
• @davecharest 4 . 4 dogs. see? therein lies the issue. i(i want them to come) in reply to DaveCharest #
• @jbmovies uh huh in reply to JBMovies #
• Now I realize I must go eat, I am a crab. I can tell by the stink of the attitude left behind from my last few tweets #
• @michaelrobles I know,that makes sense, who just has nothing to do but open up links that they have no idea what's in them? in reply to michaelrobles #
• @jbmovies Can you go for it? in reply to JBMovies #
• Going to take a late dinner break from Twitter. Be back–goofy screensaver up->Martin Landau huggingMe with my eyes half closed photo #
• @davecharest No didn't go on roadtrip yet. Orig planned for this wk-but we have a dogs going-or-not conflict (!) +big party to attend #
• @jbmovies No it was tweet. I just rezd it somewhere, earlier today. Tribeca Film Fest (artistic taste) actually requesting submissions in reply to JBMovies #
• @davecharest did my reply just go out or not? in reply to DaveCharest #
• @kristapley Please excuse my ignorance, and laziness–what is PicOfARev about? #
• I'll use a TRANSLATOR to translate foreign tweets; before I go and click on link-only tweetsl.That's just me #
• Can I please complain with a Twitter-peeve? Take it or leave it–Those who put ONLY A LINK–in a tweet. #
• @bekemeyer I only asked cuzi orig dl'ed it, then i was wondering if i would really ever watch anything, so deleted it. in reply to Bekemeyer #
• @davecharest hi dave how you? in reply to DaveCharest #
• @SiaLikeWhoa A…Where are you working? Good chance you may go into big overtime hours , and dollahs… in reply to SiaLikeWhoa #
• RT @artistatlarge: Tip for watching movies in Berkeley & all over CA: We sit through the credits here. Respect for our friends… #
• RT @adriennerusk: Just wrapped a great day on set of MacGruber… What fun & talented people! Props to Mr. Forte & Mr. Taccone. #
• RT @RachelStorey: Oy to the vey. #
• RT @jafonso: Adult Video Gamers turn out Fatter, More Depressed http://bit.ly/Py0Fg. #
• @JBMovies See my earlier tweet? Tribeca Film Fest [Robt DeNiro's- NY] is seeking submissions of both short, and full-length films. in reply to JBMovies #
• Oliver Stone [is working on a project about America's] 'Secret History'–obfuscated events that shaped history http://bit.ly/sXM6A #
• RT @THR: ABC makes a 'Hotel' reservation http://bit.ly/xsTsr. [It's really called 'Clive Barker's Hotel' written by Saw VI + guys--] #
• RT @THR: Robert Novak dies at 78 http://bit.ly/otZOJ. #
• RT @THR: Three NBC dramas add regulars http://bit.ly/L6dR0 #
• @Bekemeyer Curious–what would u watch on ustream, if it did have well-working app? in reply to Bekemeyer #
• Open Letter From Actor Clancy Brown on SAG September elections– pls read if you are SAG (via @nikkiefinke) http://ow.ly/kvbe #
• Tribeca FILM FESTIVAL is calling for submissions ~~full length and short films. Deadline is 9.14.9 via @nikkifinke http://ow.ly/kvau #
• RT @JayOatway: The Footnotes to Madmen: cultural catalog of ads, paintings, places, and news referenced in the show http://bit.ly/AEKt0 #
• RT@culturemonster@lfung LACMA's M Govan makes $1M? Rather see $1M+ salaries for people in arts than dog-abuser athletes. http://bit.ly/ERx7b #
• Debating over whether to put "The Family Guy" Emmy vid on my blog. It's brutal-but: comedy. #
• The show RENO 911 has been cancelled by Comedy Central, after 6 seasons. One feature film. #
• @SMLois Congrats on the new apartment in reply to SMLois #
• Goodnight Twitterwhirld ** *** ***** **** *** * **** #
• RT @djmecca
  20 minutes into La Dolce Vita and I literally love everything about it. Fucking Fellini man, he's too good. #
• BTW~~~~~ I did put out the tweets to give all my followers the insider info on that LOST Banana Split Party, and the new LOST viral site ;} #
• Did anyone make it to the LOST "Banana Split" Party at Bardot in Hollywood, from 10-2am tonite? R U There now? Pls tweet! #
• LOST party LA, Sunday–Here's the link to @slashfilm info which has the email address you send to, 2 get on the list.—> http://ow.ly/kcm7 #
• Now–this is awesome–if you are a LOST fan–go to this site, set up officially by the LOST ppl. http://DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com #
• Now–this is awesome–if you are A LOST FAN–go to this site, set up officially by the LOST ppl. http://DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com #
• Now, I will go to sleep…[See you in my dreams tonight, and in my tweets tomorrow...] #
• You Crabs are even more sensitive to the cycles of the Moon th… More for Cancer http://bit.ly/2MbrXo #
• Now–this is awesome–if you are a LOST fan–go to this site, set up officially by the LOST ppl.
  http://DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com. #
• Here's the link to @slashfilm info which has the email address you send to and get on the list.—> http://ow.ly/kcm7 #
• OMG LOST FANS–before I go to bed__There's a OFFICIAL LOST BANANA SPLIT PARTY IN Hollywood Sunday (tomorrow) night. Really. Go 2 nxt tweet #
• Goodnight Twitterwhirl'd *** **** *** **** *** **** *** **** #
• Been tweeting all night from this new firefox add-on thingy that SUPPOSEDLY tweets from the address bar, link and all. N+O+T! [Sheesh.] #
• @GirlSascha yeah but infinite lists of tasks don't make me happy. in reply to GirlSascha #
• @GeoHern Good, George! How's your day been? in reply to GeoHern #
• Eating outside at a French Restaurant. My friend called." Surprise! I am in town, in your neighborhood. Wanna get something to eat?" #
• At the beach. Sur la plage. A la playa. [Hard for me to take time off from any busy work, "lists", etc. Part of my b day resolutions!] #

• You can stir up your own emotions today by imagining what peop… More for Cancer http://bit.ly/2MbrXo #
• Think I may just readabit and go to sleep, or simply go to sleep. May I say "Goodnight" now, please :? Thanks for the #FF's~~DID NOTICE!! #
• Took a nap. Haven't done that in along time. Been doing a lot of outdoor-type exercise… #
• I have been away from computer, iPhone, and Twitter all day. It just worked out that way. [~summer~] #
• thanks to @gordonandthewhale new polanski film trailer –option http://fkyys.tk #
• Your social finesse allows you to show up at work or play with… More for Cancer http://bit.ly/2MbrXo #
• @EnocMarrero Oh yes, apt hunting in LA can be tough. =/ in reply to EnocMarrero #
• RT @philseneker: RT @Ideashop: You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. ~ Wayne Gretzky !!! #
• RT @sessjess: Twitter burst: Going to a play. Excited and nervous. Like a starving man going to a grocery store. #
• My NEW POST at Hollywood Actor Prep is an easy summation of what happened with the #Emmys, and some fun stuff…PLS RT #
• @essathiry Big support for that to you, and great! I have had children, and I do know! #
• @daniellecasting That is a gmail -dot- com
  thang. #
• @daniellecasting Would like to speak to you. Would you pls email me at hollywoodactorprep. #
• RT @culturemonster Arts organizations stumble into the healthcare debate http://bit.ly/UsD6O #
• Getting antsy for a summer vacation… #
• RT @allcomedy: CC Insider: Stephen Colbert on the Cover of Emmy Magazine http://bit.ly/1gaJfR #primetimeemmys #
• RT @NoreeVictoria: … We mean no harm when asking questions like "Are your brushes sanitized"
  [Good 2 take care of self: #ACTORS] #
• RT @THR: 'Family Guy' abortion episode table read (video) http://bit.ly/ztGel
  For U South Park fans + VoiceOver ppl–RTing my own tweet! #
• @JJWebProgrammer Dont follow webhosts, SEOs, Internet marketing 'experts'~~basically, anyone just trying to make a buck thru Twitter-WhoRU? in reply to JJWebProgrammer #
• @audreywalker Thanks for responding to my tweet! in reply to audreywalker #
• @chadrullman @michaelheister @danibright~~~Thanks for the ReTweetin's sweet song! Sending summer-love back! #
• @JJWebProgrammer Confused by your tweet…? #
• @ucinema Thanks for putting me on your #Forever_Follow list. Phew! That was unexpected, felt 'a buzz'!!! #
• Can #Actors CHOOSE PROJECTS? They MUST!—> Sam Rockwell Interview :: HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP :: http://ow.ly/jRQF #
• I've got a backlog of stuff that I've been wanting to put on Hollywood Actor Prep(.com) Every weekday, I'll get a post online… #
• Can #Actors CHOOSE PROJECTS? They MUST!—> Sam Rockwell Interview :: HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP :: http://ow.ly/jRQu #
• My Daily Twittascope – You have something to smile about today, but you might choose to keep it secret. Nevertheles… http://bit.ly/2MbrXo #
• I am more tired than I realize, as my fingers can still type but my eyes keep closing! Goodnight, twitterwhirl'd ******* #
• RT @melaniemayron52: Oh oh oh. It's official! Thirtysomething cast to appear on good morning America 8/25. Day the DVD comes out. #
• @JBMovies I am the one that voted! in reply to JBMovies #
• @essathiry Do you have an experience to share? in reply to essathiry #
• RT @THR: 'Family Guy' abortion episode table read (video) http://bit.ly/ztGel #
• Watching the documentary called "The Brothers Warners" –about the brothers who created the studio. On http://www.snagfilms.com #
• Can #Actors CHOOSE PROJECTS? They MUST! —> Sam Rockwell Interview :: HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP :: http://ow.ly/jRQh #
• RT @JBMovies: Jamie Diaries on site…. http://bit.ly/H9Jw2 (going deeper into story) #
• @CoolWebsitez Dont send me junk like this. Don't use my twitter following for your ads. I don't know you. blocking @spam in reply to CoolWebsitez #
• @JBMovies That's right my friend.Absolutely true> Thanks 4 the retweet….And, filter OUT the opinions that aren't helpful. in reply to JBMovies #
• @cartermason whaa? i do like@cartermason, but why quote something i didn't say? what's going on? in reply to cartermason #
• My Daily Twittascope – The steadfast support of your peers is very important to you. Luckily, your friends and work… http://bit.ly/2MbrXo #
• Thanks for the feedback and tweet-chatting about my blog posts and my tweets–@AliciaLaraLA @jakemcclain @giaserra @jbmovies @kingdomdad X #
• Thanks for the RT respect! @monikasirolli @danibright @colemanphoto @digitalactor @actingtwits @mccostello @wonderfulcow *kiss* #
• I am working on a blog post about why Talent Agents for film and tv really have too full-a-day at work, no time to tweet. #
• @jakemcclain I am really a follower of Stanislavski —Kaminski/ Stanislavski; <Thassss right. Guess you haven't been reading my blog, hm #
• @DECasting Can't find where you wrote what project you were casting while tweeting, would you mind telling the play? Off-bway? off-off? #
• @DECasting Saw you advised an #Actor to put their personal phone number on mailer-postcards. Do u deal with agents, or direct to actor? #
• From a writer on "Weeds" @StephenFalk– rendition of how Mamet would write screenplay "The Diary Of Anne Frank" http://ow.ly/jS1d #
• Can #Actors CHOOSE PROJECTS? They MUST!—> Sam Rockwell Interview :: HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP :: http://ow.ly/jRPR #
• [As I just said]>RT@Envelope: TV academy and CBS reversal on Emmy time-shifting:Now all 28 Emmys will be presented live http://bit.ly/SsGXd #
• @jakemcclain I think just 'scene study' isn't going to make anyone a professional level #actor w pro-level skill. Nor "audition" wkshps! in reply to jakemcclain #
• @jakemcclain I don't agree. But if an #actor does follow Meisner, then at least they are training in a good rigorous Method. (I am Method!) in reply to jakemcclain #
• @JohnTCogan You "open it" –please explain…are u in 1st scene, # acting? in reply to JohnTCogan #
• OPINIONS may or may not be valid. (Very important to know this) Stupid Opinions taken seriously, have waylaid many-a-career. #Actors #
• About CRITICISM + ADVICE: Some of it is "standard" and valid-and could be where u do have a weakness. OR it could b an opinion. #actors #
• However, if casting director has comments for you, it usually can be beneficial, in learning something u can correct, PROFESSIONALLY.#actors #
• #Actors–I think that you probably will not get advice from casting dir's about skill & craft. That's what a hi-level teacher is for.Get 1. #
• @MrFantastic21 in reply to MrFantastic21 #
• Actors: take feedback w/ a grain of salt. It might sting, but if it improves you , it's worth the pain. Via @mrfantastic21 @colemanphoto #
• RT @AllTVGossip: Paula Abdul to Guest Star on “Ugly Betty”: Paula Abdul is currently in talks to guest star. http://bit.ly/136xAY #
• Listening to "Stop, The Love You Save May Be Your Own". By the Jackson 5. Vocals almost challenge the beat to catch up–Great! #
• #EMMYS—>They are DROPPING the controversial broadcast changes! All of the protestations were heard-from SAG WGA DGA and TV showrunners… #
• RT @danibright @celestialweasel @loveandgarbage>>>> Because medical treatment 4 serious illness should b a right, not a paid-for privilege #
• RT @philseneker: RT @eumagine: 10 Minute Film School with Robert Rodriguezhttp://bit.ly/WTLS2 #
• @voiceovergirl hee hee ;) #
• RT @ICMovies: RT @UncompletedWork @scripteach: A lovely article from Molly Ringwald on her relationship with John Hughes.http://bit.ly/vbPgG #
• New blog post: Actor Sam Rockwell Interviewed http://bit.ly/2R1YL #
• @Kingdomdad yes
  I think that 's the beauty of it, or one of them. Always growing, always. I love that, about being an 'artist'. #Acting in reply to Kingdomdad #
• …start. With how u feel about your work of artistry. Your completed work. YOUR WORK? #
• Listen, I think a few things. But first, you as the artist. How do you feel about Amnesia. Really. Deep down. I think that is the place to #
• Okay, now I understand y u would send a dm. Wow. It occurred 2 me that ppl personally say negatives to actors, bunt filmmkrs get public crit #
• @giasierra if you are still on twiitter, by some chance, I just wanted you to know that I read your message and am thinking about it… in reply to giasierra #
• @jbmovies Funny—um, I rarely check my dm messages. To me, it's just another task to do, after chkng all other messages elsewhere.Forget2 in reply to JBMovies #
• RT @bigpicture: David Mamet working on a new film version of 'The Diary of Anne Frank.' – http://bit.ly/zd6NS #
• @jbmovies …that was a joke…bit you must've missed the audio tweet– I found an app called "TWEETMIC" Recorded a few audio tweets. #
• @jbmovies Yeah, I AUDIO–Tweeted, what of it, huh?? in reply to JBMovies #
• NEW POST—->Acting In The Nude :: By An English #Actor Who Is Naked Onstage, Right Now | HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP | http://ow.ly/jLP0 #
• RT @karaswisher: watch eve ensler talk about the issues here: http://bit.ly/4yYV6I, then learn more here: http://bit.ly/JlpYV #
• @columbiajames Will you tweet your basic response–s'il vous plait?? in reply to columbiajames #
• In London’s West End, #actor Steven Butler is naked.
  Onstage. Nightly.
  What's it like to act nude? http://www.hollywoodactorprep.com #
• Pop! Went the tire on my bike…walking it to the bike shop. Less than a mile more. Been about a mile and a half. Beauty summer, it's ok! #
• FOLLOW UP POST–>Remember The Universal Open Call Audition, For Unknown Actors?~~~ Here At HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP??~~http://ow.ly/jD4s #
• New blog post: Acting Nude :: By An Actor Who Is Naked Onstage, Now http://bit.ly/2LCj5H #
• FOLLOW UP POST–>Remember The Universal Open Call Audition, For Unknown Actors?~~~ Here At HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP??~~http://ow.ly/jD4b #
• @thedavidbeach I don't know what it is you booked; but I saw your tweet, and it was just ebullient–> Congratulations to you! in reply to thedavidbeach #
• I've got a backlog of stuff that I've been wanting to put on Hollywood Actor Prep(.com) Every weekday, I will be posting something new. h #
• RT @TrendTracker: Facebook buys social media start-up FriendFeed – Reuters http://bit.ly/1856Mh RT @digitalkvan #
• Here's the link again, in case you missed my Monday Mornin' tweet this morning—http://tmic.fm/ou5htp5ejdk #
• @rajeevdaswani :) Sorry to do †his, but I wish to see the outside world 2day!~ Answers at http://bit.ly/14Q1At #
• FOLLOW UP POST–>Remember The Universal Open Call Audition, For Unknown Actors?~~~ Here At HOLLYWOOD ACTOR PREP??~~http://ow.ly/jD2Q #
• New blog post: Remember That Universal Open Call Audition I Had Here? http://bit.ly/WSlYm #
• Listen to my audio tweet. http://tmic.fm/ou5htp5ejdk #
• @bradgal Good good. Thanks… in reply to bradgal #
• @michaelrholmes I am really busy with my blog. Hollywood Actor Prep takes up a really huge chunk of my time. I am also editing interviews. in reply to michaelrholmes #
• @JonathanNail Break-A-Leg…! (#bal) in reply to JonathanNail #
• RT @andysowards: RT @mayhemstudios RT @iamkhayyam: Get angry: AT&T changes contract to prevent class action lawsuits http://bit.ly/1a01o4 #
• @33girl Went on a looooong Sunday bike hike, so have some serious Monday muscles. And stiffness. (All good). And u, Ms33? in reply to 33girl #
• RT @petertravers: "G.I. Joe" Scores Dough,But Can You Name One Megabudget Sci-fi Movie This Summer That's Actually Good? http://bit.ly/CoO0d #
• RT @valeriemeachum: I know most people will always think acting isn't really work. But I get really tired of it sometimes. #
• RT @colemanphoto: A LOT of actors–and "schools" too. Be careful! RT @wonderfulcow: Who would call a class an "audition" – ? Hrm…. #
• @JonathanNail Jonathan –how are you? How's your lil one? Show broadcast yet? in reply to JonathanNail #
• @michaelrholmes How are you, Michael? (Was on Twi last night, and there are far more ppl on this morning! Tw keeps work week hours-) in reply to michaelrholmes #
• RT @wonderfulcow: @colemanphoto I know this one place who call themselves "Acting School" –Don't teach Acting Techniques! Just "workshops". #
• Hello Twitter Friend:) #
• RT @bradgal: RT @mparent77772: Twitter New Official Profile And Live Search Widgetshttp://bit.ly/1e3raH #
• RT @bradgal: RT @SocialMediaComm: Twitter Tip: Opt out from all the sites that send out auto DMs http://bit.ly/4j4qKx #
• RT @bradgal: RT @mparent77772: Google Voice Can Sneak onto iPhonehttp://bit.ly/L3bE7 #
• RT @bradgal: RT @TwitdomUpdates: Twitter App Alert: Twinester – Create or join groups and communities for Twitter http://su.pr/4HFKlh #
• @bradgal Morning, Ingrid! #
• Watching a movie from the 1970's, I believe. "The Paper Chase". Pretty good, so far. #
• RT @movieweb: Paul Giamatti to Play Larry in The Three Stooges? – There are now reports that Jim Carrey mig… http://www.movieweb.com/ #
• RT@movieweb~ Edward James Olmos w b in The Green Hornet – Actor says he's part of the cast. http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEqmpxtwulTvtz #
• Director Ang Lee's new film about Woodstock, had a sneak preview this weekend. Where? Where else, but Woodstock. #
• See the trailer first–for 'The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus'–>>> http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/features/exclusive/ #
• Story about the Chino prison riot on front page of New York Times website, nothing visible at Los Angeles Times site! (via LAObserved.com) #
• Fox has given a put pilot order to "Ridealong," a Chicago-set cop show from "The Shield's" Shawn Ryan. #
• AFTRA's Roberta Reardon, unopposed, elected to second term – Los Angeles Times – #
• RT @hitRECordJoe: Saw it yesterday + can't stop thinking about this movie RUMBA. http://bit.ly/xOylp beautiful, fresh, classic, hilarious #
• AFTRA's Roberta Reardon, unopposed, elected to second term – via Los Angeles Times – #actors #
• #Actors :LaBeouf, Douglas AND Frank Langella will join the cast of "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" #
• @giasierra That's a great question. Wonder if you would be specific about "not auditioning well". in reply to giasierra #
• RT @thefilmtalk +@Variety: Bigelow, Boal reteam for 'Frontier'. 'Hurt Locker' duo set for Paramount pic http://bit.ly/COtFd #
• I took some specific photos at Venice Beach; actually, it's my least favorite beach here. Unpleasant in ways. FYI #
• Venice Drum Circle is in front of this crowd who have gathered to watch. Anybody can join in http://twitpic.com/dc9dh #
• Venice Beach Freak Show?? This is new… http://twitpic.com/dc8zb #
• Better shot of surfboard sign http://twitpic.com/dc8cq #
• Venice surfboard for Venice Skate and Surf Shop on the beach in Dogtown http://twitpic.com/dc80o #
• Who is indoors on this beautiful August Sunday? Here's a photo of Venice Beach. http://twitpic.com/dc1p2 #
• Where's my buddy @SonyaVanSickle?? Just, now, saw your @-message to me about the voice tweet–THNX yoooo… #
• Thanks a lot ;) @latinjazzmecca #
• @Ali_Star Hello—How's everything with you, across the world there…! #
• Richard Pryor #quote:
  "I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic. " #
• @scottEweinberg I think Predator is more horror, than action— genre #
• To read about Brett Hudson + "the Klinik"– Cancer Treatments in Germany better + cheaper!? –>Brett’s Blog http://ow.ly/juqk #
• Last night at party, met one of 'The Hudson Brothers' w bad throat cancer + went to same place in Germany as Farrah. Cured in 4 wks. #
• @jefholbrook Thanks , Jef! That's kind of cool, truly: That you would be in Brooklyn and think of me and Mario Bros Movie… : } in reply to jefholbrook #
• @JoseyFlyte Hey Josey! There's a lot of #actors –you may want to check out my "followers" group. in reply to JoseyFlyte #
• Good Morning, Sunday to friend-on-Twitter! #
• My Daily Twittascope – You may struggle today with an uncharacteristic drive to act without forethought. Usually, y… http://bit.ly/2MbrXo #
• New blog post: The 61st Emmy Awards "Calendar" http://bit.ly/ecKiX #
• [Kaminski]
  I guess 1000's now know this, but you may be new–I have a blog, full of info #actors: http://www.hollywoodactorprep.com #
• Taiwanese #actor Jay Chou will play Kato to Seth Rogan's Green Hornet film. Gondry says Chou " charming-fights like a dog" via@Variety #

Maurice Sendak on Spike Jonze And The Movie, For Actors…

In this mini-movie, Sendak talks about director Spike Jonze, and Jonze’s film version of the author’s book, ‘Where The Wild Things Are’.

(…If a playwright, screenwriter, or novelist;  said that same things about an actor who played a character that they wrote, it would be the best an actor could aim for.)

Here’s some excerpts, with the video below. Following that, is the HD trailer, for ‘Where The Wild Things Are’.

Maurice Sendak, on Spike Jonze:

What I’ve seen him do, He’s turned it into his without giving up mine.

But embodying mine with Spike Jonze.

And astonishing me at how it maintains it’s peculiarness, as it were.

What flows through the whole thing is such a strange feeling,

I’ve never seen a movie that looked or felt like this.

It’s his personal-ness.

He’s not afraid of himself.

He’s a real artist that lets it come through the work…

He’s touched me very much, Spike’s touched me very much

There will be controversy about this.

He’s done it,

In a more brilliant modern fantastical way.

Which takes nothing from my book.

But enhances, enriches my book.

The ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Featurette

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The ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Trailer

…”Let The Wild Rumpus Begin”…

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If you are interested in learning more about how Spike Jonze developed the movie from this classic book, I ran an interview that I found where Jonze describes his artistic views and processes.  Here’s a link to that post on Hollywood Actor Prep :: Ingenious Moviemaking.

Best,

Dana

Alice In Wonderland By Tim Burton With Johnny Depp

Actor Johnny Depp can play imaginative characters, with the most grounding of anyone I can think of.

Actor Johnny Depp--A Favorite

Was there ever more emotional truth, than in the character of “Edward Scissorhands”? I could write a book…

Johnny Depp :: Edward Scissorhands

More actor-in-costume photos from Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland at the bottom of this post. First the trailer, etc.

Try this one if the first one is s-l-o-w. This one claims it’s the same as what was just shown at ComicCon:

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An Education :: Hear This May Be An Acting Category, Oscar Contender

My friend, Jeffrey Wells, at Hollywood-Elsewhere, thinks this actress Carey Mulligan, has what it takes for an Oscar nomination…

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In Honor Of ComicCon, Currently Happening In San Diego…

The Book Of Eli…

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Two Posts A Week Only, On Hollywood Actor Prep?!

I know I haven’t been writing as much…it’s summer, a-n-d I am doing other work that will show up here, and elsewhere…

Stay with me. I promise to continue to provide actor advice and experiential information, about professional acting.

I believe that acting awareness needs to extend out to the real world too, about the lives of actors.

I need to do other things, too; for my own evolution…

I am still on-focus, on my mission, to make the ‘Actors-life’ better, and I do believe I will…I am building a foundation, brick by brick…

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Best Summer 2009,

;~Dana

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Actor Anne Hathaway

This is the bomb! Actor Helena Bonham Carter! Beeeaaauuty!

I made a mistake yesterday. Erroneously, I put the code in for the French trailer, instead of the American one. Apologies.

Here’s a different trailer for the same movie, more story-focused. Subtitled…

And here’s one from Hong Kong…

This film has a July 31 2009 release date.

Enjoy,

Dana

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Jim Sheridan’s ‘Brothers’
With these wonderful actors:
Natalie Portman
Jake Gyllenhall
Tobey Maguire

‘Coco Before Chanel’
With Audrey Tatou

Wait, did you just say you don’t speak French?

Well, better skip to the next post, then… It’s in English, and it’s very different. You’ll also get to see a big difference between the way the French do a trailer, and the Americans…

Charlyne Yi Is Skeptical About Love, Makes A Film About It, Meantime Falls In Love…

...with actor Michael Cera??

This is an interesting film, as described. I haven’t yet seen it, so I can only relay what I’ve heard and read, which is somewhat complicated.  

Even so, the original idea of it is so quirky and fun. The documentary part, rather, Charlyne Yi’s original purpose, for doing this film. As it appears.

That’s not including ‘the big unexpected’…all that, you will see in this trailer.Even with what the trailer reveals, it still is just a teaser…I can’t wait to see how this plays out…both; in the documentary part when she goes across the country; and then, in the part with actor Michael Cera.  Especially that part, I think.  

I mean,  Michael Cera’s acting always makes me feel as if I am a fly-on-the-wall, watching some kind of reality show of a regular guy, in love. In every film I’ve watched him, like a voyeur; painful for his shyness, and guilty for being aware of it. Yet, more involved as a result of it. His acting is so real, in his comfort with his own frailties, flaws, and discomfort.

So, from an acting perspective, I’m interested to see how he acts when he is really in love, not acting…

What an altogether quirky concept!

Overall, this film’s thematic question is so topical, culturally. And, timely. I mean, aren’t we all a bit skeptical on the love topic right now?  I know I am.  I’m curious to see how the rest of the country feels.

I, also, wanna be the voyeur that witnesses this filmmaker get her big unexpected surprise. When she falls in love, herself…With actor Michael Cera…What a twist! For this documentary, for the filmmaker, and for us, the audience! 

I guess it is called a documentary. But, I am confused, and will remain so until I see the movie. Because, there is an actor (Jake Johnson) playing the role of her friend, director and co-writer Nicholas Jasenovec. Hmm…?

Whatever…It’s multilayered, unexpected, and freshly topical. I only hope that the film lives up to my own level of anticipation.  

(It can’t be bad…It was buzzed about at Sundance 2009, and won a prize there: the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.)

Here’s the ‘Paper Heart’ trailer:

Best,

;~Dana

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