What Villain Would You Love to Play?

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Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men

When thinking of characters we all love to hate, is there one in particular you are convinced you’d be the best man or woman for the job? Are you burning to play Lady Macbeth and recite the lines, “Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?” Or is it Cape Fear‘s Max Cady that has you aspiring to chant, “Come out, come out wherever you are!!” Or how about Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men asking, “What business is it of yours where I’m from…friendo?” What with having to work hard every day and be a responsible citizen, isn’t it fun to let loose the darkness every now and then? Here are a few bad boys and girls that you may aspire to play:

  • The clean-cut, hunky but psychotic Patrick Bateman in American Psycho asking, “Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?” 
  • Lord Voldemort, the mutilated soul and sworn enemy of Harry Potter declaring, “I have seen your heart, and it is mine!”
  • The corrupted Detective Sergeant, Alonzo Harris in Training Day. “You think you can do this to me?!…King Kong ain’t got — on me!”
  • The Wizard of Oz‘s Wicked Witch of the West as well as Miss Gulch. “I’ll get you, my pretty!” and the classic, “I’m melting!”
  • Descending into madness in an isolated hotel, writer Jack Torrance announcing, “Here’s Johnny!” in The Shining.
  • Renegade Colonel Kurtz in Coppola’s Apocalypse Now uttering, “I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor…”
  • Faye Dunaway’s portrayal of Joan Crawford in Mommy Dearest insisting, “No wire hangers!!”
  • The volatile Tommy DeVito in Scorsese’s Goodfellas. “You think I’m funny?!…Why am I funny to you?!”
  • The cruel Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, saying, “You know, Billy, what worries me is how your mother is going to take this.”
  • The frightening Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs reminiscing, “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti…(slurpslurpslurp).”
  • Norman Bates seemed like a gentleman until his mother was brought up in polite conversation in Hitchcock’s Psycho. “We all go a little mad sometimes…Haven’t you?”
  • Angel of death, Annie Wilkes, in Misery crying out, “He didn’t get out of the cockadoodee car!!”
  • Kubrick’s  anti-hero and psychopath, Alex, in A Clockwork Orange narrating, “It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now, to give it the perfect ending, was a little of the Ludwig Van.”

As you know, this list of unsavory characters could go on and on. Which of your favorite villains did we forget to mention? We want to hear which movie malefactor you aspire to play. Please share your nefarious picks–and don’t forget the quotes!

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  2. Aw man, you forgot old blue velvet Frank Booth: I’ll send you a love letter. You know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from my gun!

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Have You Updated Your Special Skills Yet?

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“But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want.” — Anita Roddick

GET THE MOST VALUE FROM YOUR CASTING FRONTIER PROFILE BY SIMPLY UPDATING YOUR SPECIAL SKILLS NOW!

 

WHY SHOULD YOU UPDATE?

  • You will immediately stand out before agents and casting directors for skills that you’ve cultivated over the years;
  • You will immediately increase the chances of being called in for auditions based on specific skill requirements that you already have.

Special skills are a top priority for casting directors! The more skills you have, the more likely you will get called for auditions. Casting Frontier wants to assist you in the process, which is why we are currently offering incentives for simply populating your special skills form using our new “Wizard” located in your Casting Frontier account.

Actors who populate their special skills in our NEW Special Skills Wizard before June 15th, 2013 will receive a 15% discount on Premium (limited time $42.50) or Premium Plus (limited time $59.50) profiles. This offer applies to first-time upgrades when you fill out your special skills form.

Actors will also be given a chance to win one of four raffle prizes:

  • 2 Free Dodger tickets
  • 1 Free Premium upgrade
  • 1 Free Premium Plus upgrade
  • 1 Free Photo Shoot at Casting Frontier’s state-of-the-art Digital Photography Studio (includes 3 looks)

Take advantage of this discount by simply filling out your special skills today, and then call (323) 300-6129  any time from Mon. – Fri. between 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. PST.

So consider what abilities you have that make you unique. Are you double jointed? Can you bowl a near-perfect game? Are you an experienced equestrian? Did you play football in high school? Let these skills put you at the top of the submission lists!

Act now and let your skills get you noticed, recognized, and auditioning!

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The 15% off credit offer is for a 12-month term. Valid for first-time Premium upgrades only and requires 12-month commitment for a Premium or Premium Plus profile. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other coupons, discounts, or other special offers. To be eligible for the 15% discount, talent must log into their profile, add multiple special skills to multiple categories, and save the changes. Your subscription will renew at a standard rate after the 12-month term has expired. Offer expires 06/15/13 at 11:59 p.m..

Submit your profile for commercial auditions, TV auditions (and more!) in Los Angeles, New York & nationwide. Get more auditions using Casting Frontier's online casting system and showcase your talent! Post your reel & plus get your Casting Card that includes your personal Actor ID Barcode. Visit us at http://castingfrontier.com.

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The Stars’ Secrets to Staying in Shape

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Jennifer Aniston in We're the Millers

Jennifer Aniston plays a super-fit stripper in the new movie We’re the Millers, and, although she doesn’t take everything off in her risque role, she does show a lot of skin. Being that Aniston is currently 44 years old, her super-toned physique is remarkable if not mind-boggling. So what is her secret to staying in such exceptional shape? She credits her friend and yoga instructor, Mandy Inger, as well as doubling her usual yoga hours. “You get up into my age and you’ve gotta do a little bit more,”  Anniston admits.

So what is it about Mandy Inger’s approach to yoga that makes it so effective? It begins with the belief that “You already have a perfect body!” Encouraging people to challenge any self-critical and self-judging thoughts about their bodies is where Inger wants her clients to begin. “…Love your body just the way it is. Remember, even if nothing changes, you are perfect just the way you are, and fitness and wellness is a celebration of your greatest gift. Celebrate your body!” Ingber says. This seems to be particularly prudent advice for aspiring actors who face such intense scrutiny on a daily basis.

 

Kate Hudson with son Ryder

Kate Hudson manages to maintain her svelte figure even though she’s now a mom with precious little time to pour into an exercise program. She emphasizes first off, “You’ve got to work at it… You gotta find ways to do it.” Hudson gets creative with her approach by kickboxing, sprinting, and squatting–all with her young son, Ryder, on her back! She also enjoys doing Pilates, pointing out she doesn’t like to get too structured when it comes to an exercise routine. Click here to listen to Kate talk more about ways she maintains a healthy lifestyle.

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson, Jimmy Fallon, Robert Downey Jr., Halle Berry, Megan Fox, and Katherine Heigl are among the long list of celebrity names that have worked out with Harley Pasternak. Pasternak is known to simplify health and exercise routines, and emphasizes the idea of remaining active throughout the day verses sitting at a job for hours on end with a 1-2 hour burst of exercise at some point in the day. To accomplish the goal of steady activity, Pasternak promotes the use of a pedometer along with resistance exercises. In addition, he’s big on the habit of smoothies and soups for healthy and quick meals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gwyneth Paltrow, always open about her health choices, has shared with the world many of her beauty secrets including her exercise program with celebrity trainer, Tracy Anderson. She was recently honored by People magazine, being given the title of “Most Beautiful Woman” of 2013–not an easy feat especially for a 40-year-old mom of two, with a prolific, star-studded acting career, owner of an e-commerce company, and a singer to boot! A predictable schedule helps Paltrow tend to all of her responsibilities–which includes a two-hour daily work-out routine when the kids are at school.

 

The entertainment industry has in insatiable appetite for gorgeous and healthy physiques. What do you do to maintain your edge in this competitive field?

 

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How Skilled Are You as an Actor?

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“He who knows best knows how little he knows.” –Thomas Jefferson

Imagine your were given an acting-skill performance test with a group of other actors, but you were not given the opportunity to observe the performances of the other actors participating in the test. If you were asked to estimate where your acting abilities ranked among others in the study with 100% representing those with the most talent, at what percentile would you rank your skills? If you’re like the vast majority of people who are asked to rate themselves in a wide variety of abilities, virtually no one reading this article would rank him or herself below average in abilities, even though it would be statistically impossible for everyone to rate in the top 50%.

Scientists have discovered overconfidence is indeed common. Dr. David A. Dunning, professor of psychology at Cornell University concluded after a series of studies that people who do things poorly are often supremely confident of their competence level and are, in fact, more confident than those who actually are competent.

Click here to see a line up of overly confident American Idol contestants.

Those who “grossly overestimated” their abilities in Dunning’s studies were blind to their own lack of skills largely because the self-monitoring abilities required to achieve a competent skill level are likewise required to recognize competence.

“I began to think that there were probably lots of things that I was bad at, and I didn’t know it,” Dunning said.

On the other hand, those in the studies displaying high-level skills were likely to underestimate how well they performed, as they often assumed others taking the test would be doing as well as they were.

With all the mix ups in perceived and actual skill levels, Dunning set out to discover if training confident-but-incapable subjects would help their ability to properly assess their own skill levels. Thankfully, yes, it did!

So what can an aspiring actor conclude from these studies? Don’t be so confident? Wrong! In no way, shape, or form should you allow anything to mitigate your confidence level! In acting, confidence in your abilities ranks supreme and allows you to show your best no matter what your skill level at any given time. But, this study can serve as an inspiration to likewise be humble, and energize your training efforts. Never assume you now know it all. There is always room for improvement no matter what your skill level. When you remain open to learning, you can build on your communication skills, acting mastery, auditioning expertise, or on-camera technique, to name just a few examples. Following a sense of intrigue, wonder, and curiosity will serve you well over the years, and reaching out for more knowledge and skill can lead you the next level of the game and make all the difference in your acting career.

Please share what aspect of your career you’re currently working on. Inquiring minds want to know!

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Get Discovered with Your Special Skills

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How does an actor get discovered? There’s always that (extremely rare) chance that you’ll be eating at your favorite restaurant and, just as you’re about to sink your teeth into a grilled vegetable salad, a big-time agent will interrupt your meal with an A-list offer. Wouldn’t that be miraculous? Unfortunately, yes–it probably does take a miracle. But given the fact that people actually do get discovered and do sustain worthwhile acting careers, the real question is: What’s an aspiring actor to do to get noticed? If you’re like most people, well, you’ve got to prepare to be discovered of course. It’s all about numbers: How many things do you have going for you at any given time? Personality? Check! Authenticity? Check! Talent? Your Look? Training? Check-Check-Check! It seems you have your acting resources all tended to like a perfectly groomed garden.

But there’s something else that can help get your foot in the door of the industry right away, and Casting Frontier is here to assist you now!

Your Casting Frontier profile can get you in the right place at the right time. That is, a casting director looking to fill a spot with an actor exhibiting a specific skill can immediately find talent using a sophisticated search engine. But only you can make sure your skills are listed in that data search!

Here’s what you need to do to get noticed for your unique skills–no matter what level of skill you currently display: Populate your Special Skills “wizard” in your Casting Frontier profile. The more skills you have listed, the more likely you will get an audition.

And, as an added incentive, Casting Frontier is offering a 15% discount on a yearly Premium profile (limited time $42.50) and yearly Premium Plus profile (limited time $59.50) as soon as you have filled out your special skills.* And just by filling out your special skills wizard, you can call (323) 300-6129 Mon. – Fri. 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. PST to be entered into a raffle. Prizes include: a Premium or Premium Plus upgrade, two free Dodger tickets, and a free photo shoot (3 looks) at our state-of-the-art digital photo studio. This offer will expire June 15, 2013.

Remember, not everyone can speak Portuguese or restore vintage cars or play Ping-Pong at a semi-pro level. And not everyone has won numerous chess tournaments or blows away the competition on karaoke night…and the list goes on. So fill out your Special Skill sheet today! If you do the work and prepare, your chances of getting discovered go way up!

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* The 15% off credit offer is valid for a 12-month term. Valid for first-time Premium upgrades only and requires 12-month commitment to a Premium or Premium Plus profile. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other coupons, discounts, or other special offers. To be eligible for the 15% discount, talent must log into their Casting Frontier profile, add multiple special skills to multiple categories and save the changes. Your subscription will renew at a standard rate after the 12-month term has expired. Offer expires 06/15/13 at 11:59 p.m..

Submit your profile for commercial auditions, TV auditions (and more!) in Los Angeles, New York & nationwide. Get more auditions using Casting Frontier's online casting system and showcase your talent! Post your reel & plus get your Casting Card that includes your personal Actor ID Barcode. Visit us at http://castingfrontier.com.

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