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Noirish Project – Feature Film Announcement

24.10.2012 , Noirish Project , 32 Comments

A possible location for the film Noirish Project is the working title for a film noir feature film, which begins shooting next month. We will start off with a scripted premise, or a scripted Act One, and discover the rest of the film while we're...

The Great Acting Blog: “Actor As Individual Creative Artist”

17.10.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

The notion of the actor as an individual creative artist, is a notion I often advocate on this blog. That is; the actor taking responsibility for his work, defining an aesthetic, not “standing around in the dark, hoping to be picked”. The benefits...

The Great Acting Blog: “A New Body For A Lost Soul”

10.10.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 10 Comments

“Homo Sapiens Project is an ongoing series of personal video works by Rouzbeh Rashidi...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Performance In Your Head Doesn’t Count”

03.10.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Will It Stop Raining In Summer is now complete It's always a surprise when I first see my own performance on screen, because I had the image in my mind of what I thought it was, and then, upon seeing the film, I see what...

The Great Acting Blog: “Keeping Your Independence”

26.09.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Gielgud as Hamlet "To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Ot take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them...

The Great Acting Blog: “Mindboggling – Tony Curtis in The Boston Strangler”

19.09.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 15 Comments

Tony Curtis plays Albert DeSalvo, who is picked up by the cops on a breaking and entering charge, but when the judge rules Albert is not of his right mind, he is institutionalised where psychiatrists diagnose him with a multiple personality disord...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Actor’s Life Should Be A Challenge”

12.09.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

A challenge is a thing which is difficult but doable, it must be within your control to do it – ie; if you knuckle down and apply your skills and apply the tools at your disposal, then, mixed with a bit of hard graft, you...

The Great Acting Blog: “Exquisite – Tony Curtis In Monte Carlo Or Bust!”

05.09.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 219 Comments

Monte Carlo Or Bust is a wonderful, light ,fluffy affair, and contains an ensemble cast which includes the delights of the likes of Terry-Thomas, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. It's about an international car rally, where the drivers must reach cert...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why We Make Art”

29.08.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 42 Comments

What happens if he doesn’t get it? I always taught that this was a key question when analyzing a script for action, as in: What does the protagonist want? What happens if he doesn’t get it? In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus wants to raise the plague...

The Great Acting Blog: As The Blog Reaches It’s 2nd Birthday, Here’s A List Of All Movies Mentioned In The Last Year”

22.08.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 35 Comments

August 25th marks the 2nd birthday of The Great Acting Blog, and for the final post of year 2, I've created a list of all films which have been referenced in the blog over the last 12 months. It has been another wonderful year of...

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