FADE BACK IN: As a weekend of household chores and family activities winds down, as the UT basketball team gets slam dunked by Memphis, Tommy tries to clear his head and finish his thoughts on the financial implications of auditioning at a distant site… Is it EVER a good idea to turn down an audition? [...]

FADE IN: So late on a Friday…late as in after 6pm, I get a call from my agency about an audition for an Oliver Stone movie, “W”. The audition is on Monday and this is all happening at warp speed, so details will follow shortly. This is just an ‘are you available’ call. Yes, I’m [...]

Just as Friday Night Lights looks almost certain to return as part of an NBC deal with DirecTV, the CW has given the green light to Austin Golden Hour, a series pilot about a group of emergency medical technicians and emergency room doctors working frantically in the pivotal hour after a trauma in the capital [...]

Paul Scofield, a truly GREAT actor has died at the age of 86. Per Daily Variety: LONDON — Oscar-winning British thesp Paul Scofield died Wednesday of leukemia. He was 86. His agent Rosalind Chatto confirmed the legendary actor, who won the best actor Academy award in 1967 for his portrayal of Sir Thomas More in [...]

SAGIndie: A gentle and loving union between the hard working thespians of the world and the passionate filmmaking mavericks who buck the system.Since its formation in 1997, SAGIndie has been traveling to film festivals, trade shows and conventions spreading the word: Just because your film isn’t produced by a studio doesn’t mean you can’t use [...]

So…I ventured over to the Austin Studios open house last week during SXSW. There wasn’t a huge turnout when I was there as the video below will show. This rather shaky video (sorry) is from my handy Flip Video Ultra – 30 minute version (paid $50 off Craigslist). The band is the South Austin Jug [...]

Academy Award winning director Anthony Minghella passes away following surgery related to cancer. He was only 54 years old. Here are some news links: Daily Variety The Guardian Associated Press Fox News

A few weeks ago I found the web site of Harlan Hogan, voice over actor extraordinaire. There is a lot of good voice over related material on Hogan’s site and if you’re into voice over work or want to be, I suggest you check it out. When I saw this Porta Booth, I knew I [...]

According to a story in today’s Austin American Statesman headlined Villa Muse looking elsewhere, well…you get the picture. I don’t know whether the Villa Muse developers are posturing in an effort to swing the Austin city council their direction after last week’s rebuff of the request to be freed from city development rules. Maybe they [...]

I’ll try to wrap up my little treatise on headshots. Here are some questions you may want to ask when you make your photographer calls: Can I meet with you before the shoot? How much do you charge? Is a deposit required and is it refundable? Do you shoot digital or film? How many Rolls [...]