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January 31, 2022
MagazineEvan Kindley
Have Method Actors Gone Too Far?
Some actors go to extremes to get into character. It wasn’t meant to be that way.
January 27, 2022
Jo Livingstone
The Rich Tapestry of Brian Cox
The “Succession” actor’s autobiography is pleasingly horrible.
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Alex Shephard
Carrie Fisher’s best recent work was on television.
January 14, 2016
Elaine Teng
Stop saying Leonardo DiCaprio is a lock for Best Actor.
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Anthony Flint
Gandolfini as Robert Moses? The Dream Role He Never Got to Play
The actor hoped to direct and star in an adaption of my book
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James Wolcott
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