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Before They Were Famous: 25 Actors in 3 Minutes

Dennis — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:55:28 +0000

This embarrassing pre-fame footage of 25 celebs was edited together by YouTube user pleatedjeans. It includes Angelina Jolie, Jim Carrey, Ryan Gosling, Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogan, Natalie Portman, Jack Black, Joseph-Gordon Levitt and more.

The many faces of Meryl Streep

Dennis — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:28:07 +0000

The two-time Oscar-winner sits down with Morley Safer of 60 Minutes to discuss acting, her career and her latest leading role as the “Iron Lady,” former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Meryl Streep: “I never dreamed of being an actress”
Before she chose her career, Meryl Streep had a surprising affliction: stage fright.

Meryl Streep, director?
Meryl Streep tells Morley Safer that she’s “thought about” directing, but likes her life the way it is.

Meryl’s men: How does she feel about her co-stars
What do Steve Martin, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Jack Nicholson, Clint Eastwood, and Alec Baldwin have in common? All these actors have been lucky enough to work on memorable movies with Meryl Streep. Meryl tells Morley what she thinks about working with each of these leading men.

Director David Cronenberg on Working with Actors

Dennis — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:35:39 +0000

In this clip from a recent AFI Harold Lloyd Master Seminar, Director David Cronenberg shares his approach to working with actors.

Dave Chappelle on Inside The Actors Studio

Dennis — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:00:13 +0000

Dave Chappelle appeared as a guest on Inside The Actors Studio hosted by James Lipton early 2006 – shortly after his dramatic exit from Chappelle’s Show and his pilgrimage to Africa.

Upon his return to America, he chose the freedom of this show to reveal why he was able to walk away from TV riches – and what was revealed to him in Africa. The sometimes hilarious, often touching and always intriguing answers to these questions are waiting here in this episode.

Bruce Lee – The Lost Interview

Dennis — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:10:10 +0000

In 1971 Bruce Lee sat down with Canadian journalist Pierre Berton in Hong Kong for his first and last television interview. In this 25 minute interview, Lee talks about various topics such as racism, martial arts, languages, his philosophy and his expectations about the future.

The episode was filmed in 1971 and got lost, in 1994 they found it and aired the episode as a TV special under ”Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview.”

Rare footage of James Dean acting with Ronald Reagan

Dennis — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:00:08 +0000

This rare TV episode “The Dark, Dark Hours” from 1954 features James Dean and Ronald Reagan together in an episode of General Electric theatre. It was only broadcasted once.

Photographs of Actors Recreating Their Most Iconic Films

Dennis — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:41:14 +0000

To celebrate their 20th anniversary Empire Magazine organized a monumental photo shoot with 27 of the biggest name actors recreating some of their most iconic moments in film.

VIA: Atticus Finch

25 Great Unscripted Movie Scenes

Dennis — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:44 +0000

Here are 25 Great Movie Scenes that actually were not scripted, but rather, improvised. Keep the captions on for the improvisation annotations.

VIA: mewlists

Morgan Freeman On What Makes a Good Director

Dennis — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:05:06 +0000

Morgan Freeman discusses with director Ed Zwick what he feels makes a good director.

Sean Penn on Making Films in High School

Dennis — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:10:45 +0000

In this candid interview from MakingOf, Sean Penn discusses staying up all night to make movies in high school with his brother, how acting is like restoring an old Corvette, and, the importance of finding your own voice and refilling the tank.