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How to Make Great Self Tapes When You're Away From Home

How to Make Great Self Tapes When You're Away From Home

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December 23, 2025

We’ve all been there. You’re traveling, or home for the holidays, when the self-tape request comes in. Inevitably, no matter how well you prepare, there will be a time when ...

Inside ‘Jay Kelly’: How George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Laura Dern Built Layered Characters

Inside ‘Jay Kelly’: How George Clooney, Adam Sandler and...

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Paul Sinacore On What Casting Directors Actually Look For (and How Actors Can Stand Out in the Room)

Paul Sinacore On What Casting Directors Actually Look For (a...

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Casting Alert: Scout Motors, Netflix Feature Film

Casting Alert: Scout Motors, Netflix Feature Film

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‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians’ Finds Its Atlas In Holt McCallany; David Costabile & Jesse L. Martin Also Join Season 3 Cast In Guest Roles

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has settled on who will be portraying the larger-than-life Titan Atlas, as well as two other notable characters set to be introduced in Season 3 of the Disney+ series.

The Hollywood Reporter

Universities Begin Teaching Microdramas Amid Industry Boom

As microdramas explode in popularity, screenwriting, film and acting professors are jumping on the trend.

Deadline

Gordon Ramsay Entering Scripted TV Game With Cutthroat Cooking School Drama Starring Rachel Bilson For Fox Entertainment Studios

Gordon Ramsay is entering the scripted TV game, serving up a Rachel Bilson-starring drama about female empowerment based on The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn.

Variety

Hallmark to Return to Biltmore Estate for Second Christmas Movie With Holland Roden and Niall Matter, Jonathan Frakes to Return

Holland Roden and Niall Matter are set to lead a new love story set at the Biltmore Estate. Jonathan Frakes, who starred as Winston in A Biltmore Christmas, will reprise his role from the original 2023 film.

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