Flix Character Spotlight: Lucy in ’13 Going On 30′

If one were to Google โ€œscene-stealing performance,โ€ Judy Greer should appear as the first page of hits. Born and raised in the Detroit area, sheโ€™s been working steadily since the late 1990s. She gets the odd dramatic role here and there (The Village, What Women Want) and has worked a fair amount in television (Arrested …

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Guest Post: The rise and fall of Kevin Costnerโ€™s career

With the news that Costner will play Jonathan Kent in the new Superman film, Man of Steel, I thought I should write up about his rise to super-stardom and his fall from that status. You see I never thought of Costner as good actor and yet Iโ€™ve seen every single film of his from 1985 …

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Seven Favorite Cate Blanchett’s Performances

I began jotting this list right after I saw Hanna a few weeks ago, but since May 14th, is her 42nd birthday, it's fitting to publish this today in her honor. Catherine ร‰lise Blanchett, the Melbourne-born actress seemed to be destined for greatness right from the time she graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic …

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Happy Birthday Sandraย Bullock!

Yesterday Sandra Bullock turned 46, so happy belated birthday, Sandy! This has been quite a year for the affable actress, winning an Oscar and losing a marriage in the same year, which is tough enough in and of itself even without a heinous scandal associated with it. Yet, the gorgeous actress continues to carry herself …

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Chat-Worthy Actor: Mark Strong

Special thanks to guest blogger Samantha Klein of Banana Oil Movies for her outstanding contribution! ... I have a confession to make. I play "Six Degrees of Russell Crowe". Yes, I know it's supposed to be Kevin Bacon, but I don't watch Kevin Bacon stuff, and I'm a huge Crowe fan. I've seen over half …

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