A tall, wiry man with round glasses is standing in the palatial lobby of the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the sprawling museum and gardens complex snuggled into the hills of Brentwood. He’s holding an iPad, which he’s suspending feebly toward distracted passersby. He asks if we’d like to take a ... More

Ato Essandoh gets the kinds of roles any actor would be proud of. He’s made a name for himself on television series like BBC America’s Copper and HBO’s Vinyl, and has landed on the big screen in movies including Blood Diamond and Django Unchained. But until recently, he’s had trouble ... More

In Indignation, the new film from director (and accomplished screenwriter) James Schamus, a young man leaves behind his New Jersey roots to attend college in Ohio. And while this move brings about an intense bit of self-discovery, perhaps more important is his discovery of another student: the beautiful, troubled, beguiling Olivia ... More

Alysia Reiner has been typecast in Hollywood as a “strong woman,” and she really is just that. But on the heels of founding production company Broad Street Pictures with her producing partner Sarah Megan Thomas, the actress has added something unexpected to her resume (which includes her role as Natalie ... More

Despite a steady career in mega-franchises like Lord of the Rings and Star Trek, Karl Urban remains wholly unfazed by Hollywood. In fact, the actor still lives in his native New Zealand. “I know that’s kind of strange and hard to believe,” says Urban, “but I live there and just sort of commute… a ... More

Benjamin Bratt knows crime. He starred on Law & Order for fourteen years as homicide detective Rey Curtis, played a CIA agent on 24: Live Another Day, had a memorable performance as an FBI agent in Miss Congeniality and, now, he’s playing the bad guy. In Infiltrator he portrays Richard Alcaino, a high-ranking member in Colombian drug ... More