The Acting Center’s student Sevier Crespo is bringing his original concept to life with the help of writer/director Adrian Ursu and plenty of Acting Center students and alums!
A drama with a twist of the supernatural, Walking with Angels, explores the nature of good and evil and the perceptions we hold of one another. Taking place in Downtown Los Angeles, we get to know a man who has to confront his demons and face his addiction, an addiction that has changed his life forever.
Some of The Acting Center’s current students and alumni (Kim Kutner, Bodhi Elfman, Mike Covino, Stephanie Scholz and Jimmy Loweree) came together to create this fun Valentine’s treat for us. Enjoy!
Feeling a little stressed about Valentine’s day, well at least you’re not this girl.
Tamra Meskimen (President–front row, second from the left) and April Biggs (Executive Director–back row, 4th from the left) receive Hollywood Chamber of Commerce plaque as new members this month.
Airsoft GI contacted their friends at Northern Five Entertainment to produce a fan film for the amazing game LEFT 4 DEAD over a near freezing weekend in November.
Scene study student Dave Williams stars in this action packed film.
You may be one of the many who have lamented with PARENTHOOD withdrawal woes.
Well, its back. New episodes start Tuesday, January 3rd on NBC!
(Thought you might also enjoy the attached article on Erika in Vanity Fair last month…in case you missed it.)
Los Angeles – Impressionist Jim Meskimen’s (“Jimpressionist”) video reading of “A Visit From Saint Nicholas” has gone viral http://youtu.be/iobTXPgETOY … He tells the story while imitating celebrity voices, including Christopher Walken, Woody Allen, and Al Pacino.
Another amazing video by actor/impressionist Jim Meskimen, this time performing an A to Z of celebrity voices.
See him live in JIMPRESSIONS in Hollywood, CA. Last scheduled shows of 2011 are November 4th & 5th at 8 p.m. at The Acting Center. For tickets and information, visit http://www.theactingcenterla.com/on-the-stage-2
Marc Cabrera, The Beat: On the set with Clint and Leo
Original Article
It’s amusingly appropriate when actor Eric Matheny uses a gun metaphor to describe working with director Clint Eastwood.
“There’s a phrase people use when learning to handle fire arms, which is ‘Fast is smooth and smooth is slow,’” said Matheny, who plays Doc Ferguson in Eastwood’s new film “J. Edgar.”
“And that’s what it felt like (on the film’s set) — fast is smooth and smooth is slow. You’re just moving step by step, getting it done until it looks beautiful.”
Matheny was in town for the Oct. 14 special screening of “J. Edgar” as part of the Carmel Art & Film Festival.
Playing former CIA director J. Edgar Hoover’s personal physician, all of Matheny’s screen time is opposite the film’s star Leonardo DiCaprio.
Matheny spoke with “The Beat” in advance of the film’s screening. Below is an excerpt.
Q: What was the vibe like on the set?
A: One of the things I do on the side is renovate houses. And it’s like going on the set of one of the houses I’m working on. The contractors and the builders, we’re all friends and we’ve all known each other for a long time. We’re just getting the job done and making something beautiful. And really that is what it feels like on the set (with Eastwood). It’s like we’re just getting the job done, making something really beautiful and having a great time doing it. It’s very relaxed and yet also, I have to say, very focused. It’s all about getting it done and a making it a very smooth thing.
The Acting Center’s co-founder Eric Matheny along side his director Clint Eastwood at a screening of J. Edgar at the Carmel Film Festival.
Matheny plays Doctor Ferguson in the Eastwood directed biopic along side star Leonardo DiCaprio.
J. Edgar is due to be released November 9, 2011.
Managers, agents, and casting directors were honored Tuesday at the Talent Managers Association’s 10th annual Heller Awards, which were presented at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, Calif.
The evening’s emcee, Jim Meskimen, a celebrity impressionist who gained fame on YouTube, opened the ceremony by thanking the TMA for having him and acknowledging that his presence violated the rules. “I hear you have a strict no-talent-allowed policy for this event,” he joked. “It’s kind of like that show ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians.’ ”