Content tagged with “acting” under “The Interesting List”

“ For various reasons, some actors who appear to interact in the same movie, never actually meet each other. ”

“ Judi Dench recites a Shakespearean sonnet, on the spot, from memory. ”

“ There is a sentence that uses every phonetic sound which differences between British and American English. Hugh Jackson says it before each take in which he has to play an American. ”

“ A deep dive into The Texas Switch, which is a way of sneakily inserting an actor or stunt double into an unbroken shot. ”

“ A veteran voice actor looks at five drawings of cartoon characters he’s never seen before, and invents multiple voices for them on the spot. ”

“ The actress who played Hilary Banks found Hollywood a tough place after Fresh Prince , but ultimately found other meaning in life. ”

“ The guy who played Jason in the Friday the 13th movies is actually a very nice guy. ”

“ It turns out, sex scenes on film are very complicated things. There is such a thing as an ‘intimacy choreographer’ that’s like a fight choreographer for sex. ”

“Bill Hader tells some hilarious stories about his interactions with Tom Cruise while making ‘Topic Thunder.’ But what’s incredibly eerie is that when he does impressions, the face of his target is deep-faked over his own in such a smooth way that you don’t notice when it starts and ends. The effect…”

“ A teen heartthrob disappears from the limelight and everyone assumes the worst. This story is a little boring by comparison, but that’s what makes it fascinating. JTT just…grew up. ”

“ I promise you’ve seen James Hong dozens of times on screen, but never known who he was. He has 500 credits and has been acting for 66 years. ”

“ Fascinating look back at celebrity casting in animated movies (which is a more recent phenomenon than you might think) with a long look at Robin Williams’s role at the Genie in ‘Aladdin.’ ”