What do actors in nationally televised commercials typically get paid? Do they get paid each time it airs or a flat fee up front? [more inside]
posted by arm426 on Oct 28, 2009 - 10 answers

What are the best Old Hollywood (auto)biographies? [more inside]
posted by brittanyq on Jun 8, 2009 - 28 answers

Casting calls for hired goons? Counter-intuitively, I may have a 'look' for movies/TV. Do I? If so, what do I do with it? [more inside]
posted by anti social order on May 15, 2009 - 10 answers

How do I get someone to focus and pay attention more? [more inside]
posted by miles1972 on Mar 30, 2009 - 7 answers

Ross Kemp on...... condoms and STDs? [more inside]
posted by pootler on Jan 9, 2009 - 1 answer

What do you consider to be the best or most important movies of the past 20 years, whether Hollywood or international? I'm rebuilding much of my movie collection in 720p H.264 (approx 5GB each) or 1080p and want to be sure I don't miss anything. [more inside]
posted by thewalrus on Nov 12, 2008 - 42 answers

Something I've wondered about for many years: how do actors get through love scenes? [more inside]
posted by bluekrauss on Oct 15, 2008 - 30 answers

Ciaran Hinds is an Irish actor who played one of the Israeli operatives in Spielberg's Munich. I saw a snippet of a movie in which he played a bald literature professor. There was a red-haired woman who was his co-star. Does anyone know the name of the film? Thanks.
posted by tesseract420 on Aug 12, 2008 - 6 answers

Where can I hire actors and actresses in Chicago to play flappers/gangsters for a prohibition era party? [more inside]
posted by Not in my backyard on Apr 24, 2008 - 4 answers

My Google-fu is weakening with age, and I can't seem to find a web site that will let me type in two movies (and/or television shows; ideally, both) and get a list of cast members shared between the two entries. Does such a thing exist?
posted by Merdryn on Mar 25, 2008 - 5 answers

Why do some actors use their own names in TV shows? [more inside]
posted by ranglin on Jan 26, 2008 - 30 answers

If Steve Guttenburg never, ever worked again, how much money would he earn yearly? [more inside]
posted by zerobyproxy on Jan 21, 2008 - 20 answers

Does anyone know where can I find information on the internet about unknown actors(even though you recognize their faces) that appear on certain commercials on national TV spots? [more inside]
posted by idontpay on Jan 16, 2008 - 2 answers

What are some examples of actors "playing themselves" (not someone purposefully featured as themselves, but someone whose personality is so powerful that it overwhelms the character he/she is supposed to be playing)? For instance, some people say that no matter what movie he's in, Jack Nicholson always plays "Jack Nicholson." Other people say the same for Robert DeNiro or Clint Eastwood. I'm looking for some actors and roles that are the embodiment of this notion.
posted by amyms on Jan 10, 2008 - 119 answers

I'm trying to host an open casting call for actors/models in NYC. Any ideas for somewhere professional, yet cheap or free? [more inside]
posted by names are hard on Aug 6, 2007 - 2 answers

In a browser-based game, am I allowed to use the real names of actors and actresses, or do I need to use similar sounding names so as not to get into legal trouble? [more inside]
posted by slater on Jun 25, 2007 - 23 answers

Know any performing arts-related youth mentorship programs, where artists can teach kids & teens, in the NYC area? [more inside]
posted by twistofrhyme on May 20, 2007 - 5 answers

What is this 'live photograph' called? I'm forgetting what this experience/event is called. The basic idea is actors posing in a scene - they're not moving, and I believe the 'audience' can move around and through these posed people. It is kind of like a real life diorama; I believe it was from the late 19th century; the term itself may be French; I'm making myself crazy trying to find this. [more inside]
posted by barnone on May 1, 2007 - 11 answers

Hi, All, Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated..What type of jobs would I be qualified for? For the last 8 years I've worked as a talent agent (representing actors, models, voiceover talent for commercial projects) and seek a job/career move into a different area/field. Side note: My prior experience is in the music business (primarily as a lyricist/songwriter/musician). [more inside]
posted by bydar on Feb 15, 2007 - 13 answers

Are there any popular American actors/actresses that do mostly productions not targeted for Americans? [more inside]
posted by Brian James on Dec 22, 2006 - 26 answers

Does anyone here remember an incident that may have happened during the filming of Titanic? I remember a story that I read in the newspaper around that time saying that several people were taken to hospital after unknowingly ingesting a hallucinogen at a cast party. [more inside]
posted by alltomorrowsparties on Oct 28, 2006 - 4 answers

If British and Australian actors can do a convincing American accent, and American, Australian and British actors can do convincing foreign accents, why can't Spanish or French actors do an American accent? [more inside]
posted by generic230 on Aug 21, 2006 - 48 answers

I'm looking for music written and performed by people who are famous for something besides being musicians. [more inside]
posted by Plutor on Jul 5, 2006 - 62 answers

Scheduling meetings: I need software (or a good human-based procedure) to help me juggle complicated schedules for a group of people. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jun 20, 2006 - 17 answers

I have a multi-pronged question about the soup-to-nuts process of movies getting onto cable television and actors getting their residual checks. [more inside]
posted by blueberry on Apr 20, 2006 - 3 answers

How have different tv shows or movie franchises dealt with the death of actors between episodes/seasons/films? [more inside]
posted by Robot Johnny on Apr 17, 2006 - 53 answers

Movies which show main characters as children, usually through a flashback? [more inside]
posted by lhall on Mar 29, 2006 - 56 answers

What's up with those framed autographed headshots that decorate so many restaurants, bars, and laundromats? [more inside]
posted by stst399 on Jan 6, 2006 - 15 answers

Help me prepare a gig! I will be performing the Fairy Godmother's Elf during an office children's Christmas Party and I'm looking for inspiration. [more inside]
posted by jchgf on Nov 28, 2005 - 5 answers

I've seen a lot of movies and TV shows in which child actors play characters who, among other things, discuss sexual abuse, point and shoot guns, speak swear words, and witness violence, drug use and miscellaneous depravity. Do these kids suffer any ill effects from this kind of acting? [more inside]
posted by Saucy Intruder on May 10, 2005 - 16 answers

AdvertisingFilter: Is there any place on this here interweb, that I can find out, short of contacting the companies or advertising agencies, what the names of actors that are in commercials?
posted by ShawnString on Sep 17, 2004 - 2 answers

[RealityTVFilter] Just finished watching an episode of WB Superstars. Is this show for real? Are they actors? What's the deal?
posted by PWA_BadBoy on Jun 10, 2004 - 8 answers

Can anyone explain the issue that Sean Austin was highlighting when LotR won at The Screen Actor's Guild? I only caught the last half hour and missed what Tim Robbins said before.
posted by feelinglistless on Feb 23, 2004 - 5 answers