http://www.backstage.com/bso/index.jsp Acting Resources- BackStage.com - Your Source for Entertainment News and Acting Auditions en-us Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:17:469 EST News noActing Resources- BackStage.com - Your Source for Entertainment News and Acting Auditions Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:19:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i9d6b6358a812afc5d2fe54929e0e148d News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i9d6b6358a812afc5d2fe54929e0e148d One of this year's Oscar nominees for best foreign language film, Belgium's "Bullhead" is a gritty masterwork from new director Michael R. Roskam. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:09:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i338c3846b03265a388eb3cfe0a40cf8f News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i338c3846b03265a388eb3cfe0a40cf8f Woody Harrelson, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Foster, Cynthia Nixon and Anne Heche star in this drama, directed by Oren Moverman. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ieb1dac96b323d9aab08d56d5b921cc09 News Simi Horwitz http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ieb1dac96b323d9aab08d56d5b921cc09 This engaging film noir borders on the gothic and despite a lack of clarity sustains interest thanks to its elements of intrigue and entertaining performances from a top-notch cast. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:14:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i52c7e172e6881328d14bb2e7a1530e12 News David Sheward http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i52c7e172e6881328d14bb2e7a1530e12 Nicholas Wright's tribute to the early days of cinema relies a bit too heavily on its satiric conceit, but there are still many pleasures to be derived from this National Theatre broadcast. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:23:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ic99fa825674972f43b36357721ff75e6 News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ic99fa825674972f43b36357721ff75e6 Ryan Reynolds is terrific in this smart, heart-racing thriller that toplines Denzel Washington, also in ace form as a slippery CIA traitor. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:31:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i6610242b62bf5b27647648f14086c666 News Simi Horwitz http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i6610242b62bf5b27647648f14086c666 "Return" undoubtedly has a lot going for it, not least its unusual subject and treatment. Marking writer-director Liza Johnson's feature debut, the film recounts the troubling experiences of a returning female war vet. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3if2241dc302c745be34ff1cfe6098e0c8 News David Sheward http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3if2241dc302c745be34ff1cfe6098e0c8 "Smash" is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a major musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe from raw concept to opening night. Is "Smash" a smash? The verdict is mixed. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:32:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ifcc8c5394084aa73348fb010a2e0aa5d News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ifcc8c5394084aa73348fb010a2e0aa5d Director Dori Berinstein ("Show Business," "Gotta Dance") has not made a standard show-biz biographical film. Instead, she's made one of the most touching love stories the screen has seen in a long time. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:10:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i05b87feb3aaefdf34e7392ce94b7568a News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i05b87feb3aaefdf34e7392ce94b7568a What really gives this film—the official French entry for Oscar's foreign-language competition—its power is that both stars, Jeremie Elkaim and Valerie Donzelli (who also directed), lived a version of it. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:52:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i6896851ffaa52e5ec2ef1b795b0f2c23 News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i6896851ffaa52e5ec2ef1b795b0f2c23 "The Grey," while falling into the action genre, gives Liam Neeson an intriguing character to play, and he easily rises to the challenge. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:50:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3if1b5899f638868eceec49c1b08b0a1ff News Jessica Gardner http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3if1b5899f638868eceec49c1b08b0a1ff "16-Love" is a Disney-type sports film for 12-year-olds with a saccharine-sweet theme, a predictable story line, and good-looking 20-somethings playing 16-year-olds. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:09:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i6cf28607b1ebe816475209b086f82d84 News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i6cf28607b1ebe816475209b086f82d84 This old-fashioned, high-stepping musical lacks substance, but it gets by on the charm of its two stars, Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, and attractive supporting cast. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:11:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ic63fb4d827a9c02524cd594032b6548e News Dany Margolies http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ic63fb4d827a9c02524cd594032b6548e In this silent short, the filming is glorious, the acting exquisite. As for storytelling, however, answers are not to be found here. But thought-provocation is. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:08:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ie8ff8de9d518dc92ff04344509af61c6 News Simi Horwitz http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ie8ff8de9d518dc92ff04344509af61c6 Told with low-key humor and simplicity, "Loosies" recounts the misadventures of charming but feckless Italian-American Bobby (Peter Facinelli), forced to make his living as a pickpocket in New York subways. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:36:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ie61dcf5f1deeff4176543abbc6137450 News Tom Penketh http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ie61dcf5f1deeff4176543abbc6137450 The fragility and cruelty of young love has rarely been so beautifully captured as in "Norwegian Wood," a gorgeous but flawed melodrama by writer-director Tran Anh Hung. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:52:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ie601ffa45e557e402b66673649c90891 News Suzy Evans http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ie601ffa45e557e402b66673649c90891 Streep paints a detailed portrait of Thatcher, almost indistinguishable from actual footage of her, but she also captures the heart beneath the unwavering exterior and exposes her more sentimental moments. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ia43067e3fbc6b322394beb209cc7cb4f News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ia43067e3fbc6b322394beb209cc7cb4f Can any movie version of "War Horse" possibly hope to match the theatrical onstage magic of the play and its gorgeous, life-size puppetry? Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:21:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i3903b7a6cb41be9ac4d19d3f5f65fb01 News Tom Penketh http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i3903b7a6cb41be9ac4d19d3f5f65fb01 Unlike the darkness of Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," "Pina" is a love letter to what is beautiful and life-affirming about the art of movement. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:36:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ic0eddc4b5acf4dc970ba61e97b32585d News Pete Hammond http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3ic0eddc4b5acf4dc970ba61e97b32585d "In the Land of Blood and Honey" is a gripping motion picture you won't soon, and should not ever, forget. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:29:00 EST http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i20a15be1e3805195d301024827e32663 News Simi Horwitz http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/reviews/movie-tv-reviews/e3i20a15be1e3805195d301024827e32663 "Pariah" is a sensitive and compelling coming-of-age story that explores the experiences of gay African-American teen Alike (Adepero Oduye) attempting to find direction in a world that isn't especially welcoming. nonadult