Horsing around in the acting gameWhat makes a horse a good actor? Slate asks this question as it looks at the new Disney film, Secretariat, about the 1973 Triple Crown winner. For just one horse character on screen, they used ten different horse actors.
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And the Oscar goes to…an orangutan?
OK, so orangutans aren’t likely to grace the Academy Awards stage any time soon, but a new video captured by American researchers has proven that the reddish-brown primates are adept at the art of pantomime, which is commonly perceived as a uniquely human ability.
We’re selling performers short by skimping on previews
A Broadway show will run preview performances for a month before opening itself up to critics. Australian shows are rushed to opening night, leaving unrehearsed performers exposed, says Les Solomon.
What actors get up to backstage
A theatre performance might be two hours, but not all performers are on stage all the time. So what do they do? No scandalous shenanigans, just yoga and homework with the kids, say these Broadway actresses.
The pink elephant on the stage: when gays play it straight
Straight actors play gay all the time, but it never works the other way round, writes Ramin Setoodeh. Is Setoodeh being homophobic or honest? Kristin Chenoweth, co-star of openly gay actor Sean Hayes, fights back furiously in the comments.
Those waiting in the wings need to work on their lines
Tony Abbott was right to reject acting lessons, he’s already a showman, writes Peter Brent. But other pollies desperately require some professional personality jazzing. Here’s looking at you Wayne Swan and Penny Wong.
VIDEO: The best acting of the decade
Actors including Morgan Freeman, Julianne Moore and George Clooney talk about their pick for the most powerful acting film performance from the last decade.
Never mind Nielsen, Crosby/Textor had the death sentence
Last week, Crikey published the full Crosby/Textor internal Liberal polling and analysis that the Murdoch tabloids were banging on about. It’s a pity Rupert’s finest didn’t seem to understand a word of it when it was delivered into their hot little hands.
