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Remembering A Mentor
The acting world lost an amazing teacher tonight — my coach of over 10 years. A man who never sugarcoated the truth, always being brutally honest with you while at the same time showing compassion and total support. He was larger … Continue reading
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Great Oscar Speeches, Pt. III
Ah, but the ultimate of Oscar reactions , the be-all and end-all, the alpha & the omega, the “one to top”, has to be Roberto Benigni’s win for Best Foreign Film for Life Is Beautiful. What surely made it even … Continue reading
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Great Oscar Speeches, Pt. II
Speaking of great Oscar reactions, were you watching the night that Cuba Gooding, Jr. won for Jerry Maguire? He’s obviously very excited from the get-go, but watch the real magic, which happens when he’s about to be played off by the … Continue reading
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Great Oscar Speeches, Pt. I
It’s Oscar weekend! There have been some memorable moments when people have won an Academy Award and didn’t expect it. One of my favorites was from the then 11-year-old Anna Paquin, who won for her role in The Piano. Interestingly, she … Continue reading
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My Choices For This Year’s SAG Awards
Just finished voting in the SAG Awards. Nominated films (and, to a lesser degree, television shows) were really all over the map this year. At least one of the movies was just bad, bad, bad. Another was a very ugly … Continue reading
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Finding Your Own Rhythm
While playing a CD of Thelonious Monk’s classic recordings on the way home from work last night, I reflected on something Dave Chappelle said in his documentary Block Party – that he had discovered a whole new world from listening … Continue reading
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Tagged absurdist, blues, corporate, documentary, gilligan's island, humor, influences, jazz, miles davis, piano, picasso, thelonious monk
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The Right Reasons?
Here’s one from the archives… Originally posted on a meager acting website I had way back in two-triple-aught, before I even reserved my own domain name. I’ve gone through a lot of changes in six years, though my basic feelings … Continue reading
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Running On Fumes
Or, as the song that’s been running through my head all day today goes, “Running on empty… runnin’ on… runnin’ blind…” Let me just say that being in acting class for 9 hours, immediately following an 8-hour workday, is a … Continue reading
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