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How to Take an Acting Note & Make it Soar with Casting Director & CGA President Thea McLeod | 'How We Role'

How to Take an Acting Note & Make it Soar with Casting Director & CGA President Thea McLeod | 'How We Role'

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April 01, 2026

What's the best way for actors to work with casting? Casting Director and CGA President Thea McLeod joins How We Role to share practical advice on enhancing this collaboration ...

Casting Director Ian Bender on Championing Uniqueness and Breaking the Mold

Casting Director Ian Bender on Championing Uniqueness and Br...

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Casting Director Beverly Holloway’s Advice to Actors: Be Authentic, Prepared, and Story-Driven

Casting Director Beverly Holloway’s Advice to Actors: Be A...

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Casting Alert: Baseball Kid's Commercial and Vertical Short Thriller Seek Talent!

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The Hollywood Reporter

Netflix’s New Releases Coming in April 2026

Take a look at the movies and TV shows that are hitting the streaming service this month.

Deadline

Eli Roth’s ‘Ice Cream Man’ Sets Summer Theatrical Release Through Iconic Events

The film stars Ari Millen (Orphan Black) as the titular character, along with Benjamin Byron Davis (Guardians of the Galaxy 3), Karen Cliche (Thanksgiving), Dylan Hawco (Heartland), Sarah Abbott (Netflix’s The Body, Poser), Shiloh O’Reilly (Thanksgiving), Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Charlie Storey (Thanksgiving).

Variety

‘The Pitt’ Heads to Movie Theaters With Alamo Drafthouse Screenings of Season 2 Finale

HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television have partnered with Alamo Drafthouse to set a series of advance screenings of the Season 2 finale of “The Pitt.” The screenings will take place on April 13 at 10 Alamo Drafthouse locations nationwide, just days before the episode hits HBO Max on April 16.

Variety

Cannes Film Festival to Open With 1920s-Set French Movie ‘La Venus Electrique’

Pierre Salvadori’s ambitious period comedy “La Vénus électrique” is set to premiere on opening night of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 12. As per Cannes rules, the film – which marks Salvadori’s 11th feature film — will also open in movie theaters across France on the same day.

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