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BOOK REVIEW: ACCENTS By Robert Blumenfeld

By Admin, on September 9th, 2008

Like every week we post a book review on a subject related to acting, health, personal growth or anything related to the showbiz industry. In this case its Robert Blumenfeld’s revised and expanded edition of “Accents: A manual for actors”.

It’s a great tool to give us actors and one that is so complete is hard to come along. The one-place to find it all.

The book includes:
-Asian Accents: Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Burmese, Thai, Indonesian….etc
-African Accents: South African, Zulu, Sub-Saharan, Ethiopian, Nigerian, Ugandan, Congo, Swahili…etc.
-Middle Eastern: Arabic Accents, Egyptian, Hebrew, Persian…etc
-Slavic Accents: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian…
-Germanic Accents: German, Prussian, Bavarian, Viennese, Yiddish, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish…etc
-Romance Accents: French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian…etc.

But what is truly impressive is that it separates…

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MOVIE REVIEW: MIRRORS

By Admin, on September 7th, 2008

Cast: Keifer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart.
Director: Alexandre Aja
Synopsis: An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

I am a great fan of thriller and scary movies and I was pleasantly surprised with this one. Although you

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MONOLOGUE: DRIFT by Jon Tuttle (Male, Contemporary, Comedic)

By Admin, on September 6th, 2008

LEE is a wisecracking, cynical, private investigator. In this monologue, he’s talking to some other guys in a bar about his views on marriage.

LEE: I don’t know.

Being married… Its like…Its like chewing the same damn gum over and over and over for the rest of your life. Sometimes, sometimes you need some new gum!…

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LINKS FOR THIS WEEK…

By Admin, on September 5th, 2008

NINE THINGS TO DO WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH… (The Simple Dollar)

TROPIC THUNDER REVIEW… (The Trained Actor)

10 MOST BIZARE NICHOLAS CAGE ON SCREEN MOMENTS… (The Defamer)

INVESTING IN EXERCISE… (Productivity 501)

GOSSIP: GHOSTBUSTERS REUNION MOVIE IN THE WORKS… (PopSugar)

HOW TO ESCAPE A HURRICANE BY CAR…. (Jalopnik)

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NEWS: RIP Don LaFontaine

By Admin, on September 5th, 2008

LaFontaine, known as the “King of Voiceovers,” died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. LaFontaine’s agent, Vanessa Gilbert, tells ET that he passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity, the result of a collapsed lung. The official cause of death has not yet been released.

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THE MUST HAVE GADGET FOR ANY ENTEPRENEUR

By Admin, on September 2nd, 2008

As actors we know how important it is to be connected at all times because your business (so also your money) depends on being able to jump at an opportunity when it presents itself. That might mean something as simple as being on time to an impromptu meeting with a producer in an hour (but how do you find your way there on time?) or sending your resume and head-shot to a casting director while you are at the gym, or even simply answering the phone. Not to worry though, the rate at which technology is evolving

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FUN FACTS: 1950′s TELEVISION

By Admin, on September 2nd, 2008
  • The “Today” shows early ratings were not very promising, and the producers wanted to make the show more entertaining. So they added a chimpanzee named J.Fred Muggs who became an instant popular star in his own right.
  • CBS and NBC both introduced their logos in the 1950′s. CBS had the “eye” with clouds in the background and NBC used to have an 11 feathered peacock.
  • Pittsburgh was the first city to develop a channel exclusively dedicated to educational purposes in 1954.
  • The first TV show to broadcast fully in color was “The Colgate Comedy Hour” in 1953

  • The first commercial to broadcast coast-to-coast was showing both the Golden Gate bridge and the Brooklin bridge simultaneously. A great feat for 1951!!!!

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