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Medical Design & Outsourcing
April 27, 2018
On April 12, 2018, 20 representatives of stakeholders from industry and European Competent Authorities (CAs) had the opportunity to test the first Eudamed module. This module will be used for entering actor data. Get the full story here at the Emergo Group's blog. The opinions expressed in this blog postÃâà...
DC Theatre Scene
April 27, 2018
Based in Galway, Irish theatre company Druid is known for its epic productions of large-scale works such as DruidSynge, all six John Millington Synge plays performed in a single day, DruidMurphy, a similar showing of the work of Tom Murphy, and DruidShakespeare, a presentation of Richard II, Henry IVÃâà...
DC Theatre Scene
April 27, 2018
Knowing that the actors would soon be bumping and weaving our way through the crowd, we proactively strategized backstage. When it came time for them to enter the crowded “airport,” a flight attendant told the first person in line that there were “no liquids allowed through the security check-point”.
WPTV.com
April 27, 2018
The White House and the entertainment industry have a long, and sometimes tenuous, relationship. Every year, the status of that relationship can be inferred from who attends — or doesn't attend — the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Before this year's event, a group of actors with The CreativeÃâà...
The B-Town Blog (blog)
April 27, 2018
REMINDER: Burien Actors Theater's (“BAT”) production of the comedy-drama Church & State opens this Friday night, April 27! This dramedy takes a look at what can happen when religion, guns and social media mix it up with politics and honesty, and it runs through May 20. The Burien Actors TheatreÃâà...
Business Insider
April 26, 2018
Morgan Freeman, the Hollywood actor and voiceover legend, is the most well-liked contemporary actor in the US, according to polling data from the analytics firm YouGov. YouGov data surveyed over 4,000 Americans on whether they have a positive, negative, or neutral opinion of around 700 contemporary actors.
Playbill.com
April 25, 2018
The Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel will host a special Monday matinee performance benefiting The Actors Fund. The newly added performance will take place May 14 at 3 PM, with ticket proceeds going towards the national human services organization that supports performingÃâà...
CBR
March 30, 2018
Cartoons have become a popular form of television because of the vast imagination and creativity the creators are able to put into the show. Actors are able to change their voices to fit different roles. Some even with different genders and ages. So it doesn't matter what the voice behind the cartoon characterÃâà...
Backstage
March 30, 2018
Initially composed of 300 prominent female actors and other women across the entertainment industry (agents, writers, directors, producers, and others), the organization's goal is to end sexual harassment in the workplace throughout Hollywood and beyond. Part of its initiative is to assist blue-collarÃâà...
Newsday
March 30, 2018
We interviewed the show's executive producer, Barry Sonnenfeld, stunt double Allison Williams, and actors Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes (for the third time that day), Lucy Punch (Esme), Patrick Warburton (Lemony Snicket), K. Todd Freeman (Mr. Poe), Kitana Turnbull (Carmelita Spats), JacquelineÃâà...
Syfy Wire
March 30, 2018
“E. A. Sports. It's, uh, in the game.” That's how many of us likely imagine idiosyncratic actor Jeff Goldblum would deliver the video game company's classic pre-game tagline sting. Goldblum's rambling delivery and infectious weirdness made him the legend he is today, along with pretty impeccable taste inÃâà...
IndieWire
March 30, 2018
So why are so many actors still in the closet? This week delivered a stark reminder of the real state of affairs, when James Ivory gave a no-holds-barred interview in The Guardian lamenting the lack of full-frontal male nudity in “Call Me By Your Name,” the gay awards film of last year, which earned theÃâà...
Vanity Fair
March 30, 2018
Typically, South Asian-American TV characters tend to be terrorists, funny foreigners, or quirky best friends. But while several South Asian-American actors have been cast to play sidekicks on this year's crop of pilots—and even more of them are playing doctors, another stereotype—other roles are breakingÃâà...
The Guardian
March 29, 2018
A rural police force has taken the unusual step of using volunteer actors to pretend they are drunk in order to test whether local pubs and clubs will sell them alcohol. Bedfordshire police said they have taken the measures to raise awareness about the negative effects of selling alcohol to people who haveÃâà...
HelloGiggles
March 28, 2018
Many of our favorite movies and television shows require CGI magic to happen, and we don't question that. After all, who's Daenerys without her dragons, Drax without Rocket Raccoon to harass, or Beauty without a Beast? Well, we just got a peek into who they are — at least behind the scenes, becauseÃâà...
Olean Times Herald
March 28, 2018
New film 'Keep the Change' is a love story about autistic characters, starring autistic actors. April is National Autism Awareness Month. (March 28). Subscribe for more Arts and Entertainment News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress. Get fast, accurate coverage of every arts and entertainment story makingÃâà...
Broadway World
March 28, 2018
There is electricity in the air during this time of the year at Actors Theatre. Humana Festival is in town and with it patrons are introduced to new and exciting works that get their start on Actors' stages. Included among these works, the season's Actors Apprentices get time to shine with You Across from Me.
AV Club
March 28, 2018
Michael Myers is occasionally depicted as an unstoppable murder machine, but one of his greatest weaknesses (beyond his distaste for running and the vulnerability of his eyes) is the fact that there's only one of him. That will still be the case for director David Gordon Green's reboot of the series, but he willÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 28, 2018
Actors Michael Emerson and Carrie Preston set sights on a sale in West Hollywood. By Jack Flemming. Mar 28, 2018 | 9:35 AM. Actors Michael Emerson and Carrie Preston set sights on a sale in West Hollywood. Carrie Preston and Michael Emerson have listed their Spanish-style home in West Hollywood for sale atÃâà...
WTVD-TV
March 28, 2018
From claims that they gave Nazi salutes to allegations that they're actors, the survivors of the Stoneman Douglas shooting have been dogged by half-truths, conspiracies and lies since Feb. 14. Here's a look at some of the falsehoods that have been widely circulated across social media in the weeks sinceÃâà...
Boston Herald
March 28, 2018
The phrase of the week at the State House is “bad actors.” It was dusted off Monday by acting Senate President Harriette Chandler as she described the crime wave known as the Massachusetts State Police. Gov. Charlie “Tall Deval” Baker upped the ante further — he called the troopers “really bad actors.”.
Quartz
March 28, 2018
China is again acting against celebrities in the Chinese-speaking world perceived to hold views unfavorable to the country—but this time it's doing so more explicitly. China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson An Fengshan confirmed Wednesday (March 28) that a Taiwanese movie called Missing Johnny,Ãâà...
Irish Times
March 27, 2018
The films share something almost interesting in common: both feature actors with conspicuously famous surnames. In Pacific Rim, one Scott Eastwood fails miserably in a charisma stand-off with the likeable John Boyega. In Midnight Sun, Patrick Schwarzenegger fails to out-act trees, luggage and stationaryÃâà...
TheBlaze.com
March 25, 2018
Austen Fletcher, a YouTuber known for his “man on the street” videos, released a new video on Friday showing actors cold reading firearm facts don't fit the liberal agenda. ... “I just kind of blindly chose a side on the whole issue without really thinking about facts,” one of the actors admitted after the reading.
Manchester Evening News
March 25, 2018
The Greater Manchester actors who hit the big time on stage and on screen. From esteemed theatre thespians to Hollywood actors, we've come up with a list of a few favourites from our region. Share; Comments. By. Rebecca Day. 10:44, 25 MAR 2018; Updated 10:54, 25 MAR 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see newsÃâà...
DailyEdge.ie
March 25, 2018
WHETHER IT'S BEING moralistic, having creative differences, or feeling prudish, many actors have turned down life-changing roles over the years ... have accumulated a fortune of $90 million, made their big break, and gotten an Oscar…so you do wonder if these actors think that it's the role that got away.
Telegraph.co.uk
March 24, 2018
When Pip and Tom from The Archer's eponymous family were recast in 2014, fans were outraged that the new actors sounded different. This was not an oversight, however, but the result of a deliberate choice by the show's then editor Sean O'Connor, who ditched the traditional practice on the Radio 4Ãâà...
Hollywood Reporter
March 24, 2018
Veteran actors Mark Hamill and Jim Carrey break into the top 10 of The Hollywood Reporter's Top Actors chart for the first time, while Dwayne Johnson leads the March 28-dated tally. The Top Actors chart is a ranking of the most popular actors on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus,Ãâà...
TechCrunch
March 23, 2018
HBO's Silicon Valley is returning to the air with Season 5 debuting on Sunday. To prep fans, HBO released a virtual reality experience where users will be able to explore Erlich Bachman's hacker hostel and interact with a ton of easter eggs from the show. HBO showed off some “behind-the-scenes” footageÃâà...
Broadway News
March 23, 2018
Actors' Equity Association announced the formation of a committee Friday to prevent sexual harassment in theater. The committee is meant to come up with strategies to end harassment and bullying in the industry. The formation of the committee comes after Equity held a national meeting in December toÃâà...
Vox
March 23, 2018
It's a performance that begins before the play itself: As the audience members make their way to their seats, the actors are onstage getting ready. Rylance comes out in white pancake makeup and skullcap and methodically transforms himself into Olivia. He laces himself into a corset and elaborate skirt, putsÃâà...
TechCrunch
March 23, 2018
Some of the biggest names in music, movies and social media are plotting an Instagram takeover in support of Saturday's #MarchForOurLives. At noon Pacific today, celebrities including Snoop Dogg, A$AP Ferg, Bebe Rexha, Julia Michaels, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons, The Chainsmokers and more willÃâà...
Blue Mountain Eagle
March 16, 2018
“Cheating Death,” a one-act comedy featuring junior high students, and “Maniac Manor,” with senior high students, were the club's debut plays for the 2017-18 school year. Drama advisors Kathy Sherwood and Angela Smith directed 18 actors in the double feature. “I'm proud of all the kids,” Sherwood said.
Broadway World
March 16, 2018
THE NEW COLOSSUS Extended At The Actors' Gang The Actors' Gang has announced an extension of "The New Colossus" due to strong ticket sales. The production will now continue through May 12 at The Actors' Gang Theater. Directed by Tim Robbins and written The Actors' Gang ensemble and TheÃâà...
Cinema Blend
March 16, 2018
Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe wraps up Phase 3 with Avengers 4, the studio is delivering Captain Marvel, the origin story for Brie Larson's Carol Danvers. Over the last few months, the Captain Marvel cast has slowly been assembling, which included the addition of She's Gotta Have It star DeWandaÃâà...
Voice of America
March 16, 2018
The United States government is taking action against over 20 Russian “cyber actors” for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The Treasury Department announced sanctions against the GRU, the Russian military intelligence organization, and 13 Russian citizens. Those individuals already faceÃâà...
Business Insider
March 16, 2018
In their day jobs, the actors in HBO's "Silicon Valley" pretend to be involved in the world of tech startups. But some of them have real-life involvement in tech investments too. Actor Kumail Nanjiani recently said he was "very worried" about the ethics of some entrepreneurs last November. "Often we'll see tech that is scary.
The Guardian
March 16, 2018
Israel auditioned roughly 100 professional actors, but nobody fit until Israel shifted tactics and cast a co-star who was also on the spectrum. Israel cast two more actors with autism in supporting roles and worked with all four of them until she had something truly unique – a story in which the characters withÃâà...
Filmmaker Magazine
March 14, 2018
If you can get the coverage with another camera at the same time it's the best for the actors. When they know they're only going to get one or two takes, you see a difference. But we didn't have that. Filmmaker: There's a trend I'm seeing when shooting digitally where directors will reset multiple times duringÃâà...
CBR
March 14, 2018
But regardless of juicy rumors and tireless campaigning of some actors, Marvel always relies on its own shortlist of candidates it believes would fit the role best. More often than not, these lists include a lot of the same actors. By now, it's become obvious that when Marvel really wants to cast an actor, it willÃâà...
East Bay Times
March 14, 2018
The cast of San Leandro'S Sunnyside Productions “Steel Magnolias,” poses for a photo in Alameda. Shown, from left, are: Karen Barbera, Dani Issa, Hallie Frazer, Tatum Anderson, Angela Dant and Susan Wansewicz. The three Alamedans are Dant as M'Lynn, Anderson as Annelle and Frazer as Ouiser.
KUTV 2News
March 14, 2018
(KUTV) A group of Brigham Young University actors are putting a new twist on a famous Shakespeare play. Their version is not called "Romeo and Juliet.," but "Romeo y Julieta." "Romeo speaks English much like the Shakespeare's version. Julieta is bilingual in English and Spanish," said Julia Ashworth,Ãâà...
Complex
March 14, 2018
TV actresses like Sofia Vergara, Kaley Cuoco, and Julie Bowen have healthy paychecks and earn as much as their counterparts, but that says more about the power they wield in their specific positions than about the state of women in the industry—not to mention that there are just five actors of color on this list.
Engadget
March 14, 2018
In a session dubbed "Fighting Terror with Tech," Facebook's Lead Policy Manager of Counterterrorism, Brian Fishman, spoke at great length about what the company is doing to keep bad actors away from its platform. That doesn't only include terrorists who may be using the site to communicate, or to try toÃâà...
Page Six
March 13, 2018
They're just a few of the investors who have backed a new health-focused private members club concept coming to NYC called the Well. Founded by Deepak Chopra's former COO Rebecca Parekh, 1 Hotels brand chief Kane Sarhan, and former Vitamin Water exec Sarrah Hallock, the Well will bringÃâà...
Refinery29
March 13, 2018
Inclusion riders are equity clauses that actors can have put in their contracts that guarantee a project attain a certain level of diversity both onscreen and off. They also come with financial penalties should good-faith efforts not be made to achieve these goals. They were introduced by University of SouthernÃâà...
KRQE News 13
March 9, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Three local Native American actors are portraying famous historical figures in a new History Channel series. The four-part docu-series is called "The Men Who Built America: Fronteirsmen." Melissa Kramer, Robert Mesa and Adam Chess appear in the episode on the LewisÃâà...
thesuntimesnews.com
March 9, 2018
CHELSEA, Mich. (March 8, 2018) — The Purple Rose Theatre Company will hold auditions for its 2018 / 2019 season on Monday, April 9 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and Tuesday, April 10 from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Audition appointments are required and can be made beginning Monday, March 12 by callingÃâà...
Threatpost
March 9, 2018
CANCUN, Mexico – On the heels of global cyber espionage campaign Dark Caracal, security firm Lookout is sounding the alarm on how it is indicative of advanced persistent threats moving from desktop platforms to mobile platforms. Dark Caracal, which was first discovered by researchers in January,Ãâà...
Hollywood Reporter
March 9, 2018
Susan Sarandon: Hollywood Constantly Rewards "Mediocrity" and Actors Who "Don't Ask Questions". 2:39 AM PST 3/9/2018 by Cameron K McEwan. FACEBOOK; TWITTER; EMAIL ME Ãâ÷ PRINT; COMMENTS. Getty Images. Susan SarandonÃâà...
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