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...much more to offer. I will remember him best for his poignant portrayal of Ennis Del Mar, one of the gay cowboys in Brokeback Mountain. Ledger showed great sensitivity and understanding in conveying all the joy and pain his character experienced. That is the measure of a great actor. For that, Ledger will be truly missed. Frederick Bedell Jr., Bellerose, New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...Admittedly, it is hard to blame a casting director for looking at a quintessentially American role like Willy Loman’s in “Death of a Salesman” and visualizing a white actor because that is how the role is traditionally portrayed. But Loman’s character encompasses a more fundamental struggle to achieve the American Dream that transcends race. Why, then, can’t Loman’s character be played equally well by others who represent one of the many other peoples whose struggle to achieve the American dream is just...

Author: By Jason J. Wong | Title: Equal Opportunity Casting | 2/4/2008 | See Source »

Tennessee was Fred Thompson's turf until the Senator-turned actor abandoned his 2008 presidential hopes on January 22 with his name still on the ballot and early voting already underway. His departure has left the state's Republican primary race tightly split between John McCain, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, while Hillary Clinton, who has long enjoyed the loyalty of state Democrats, is expected to easily carry the Democratic primary on Super Tuesday, thanks in part to party faithful who remember her husband carrying the state in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections with favorite son Al Gore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Tennessee, Thompson Still Counts | 2/2/2008 | See Source »

...want to thank anyone in the Screen Actors Guild for considering me an actor at all.' TINA FEY, star of NBC's 30 Rock, who took home a sag award for her role on the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

...other thing, SAG. If you're going to de-sex the awards into subdivisions of Best Actor - if you're all actors, and the gender doesn't matter - then why not just give one prize, eligible to every performer in a leading role? You could call it Best Actperson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uplift at the SAG Awards | 1/28/2008 | See Source »

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