Word: actorly
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Reinventing what was known in pre-integration years as the "chitlin circuit"--black theater and vaudeville--Perry crossed the South and the largely black cities of the Midwest with his rep company of actor-singers. Making a go of such a project would be revolutionary, or counterrevolutionary, enough. But it's the tone of his plays that's startling: a violent blend of the earthy and the Evangelical...
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Actor Johnny Depp; dark leather trench (produced for the movie...
...Legend Actor Will Smith; Trialmaster Legend jacket ($1,350), large shoulder...
...that they have been contacted by Iranian TV networks and threatened that they will lose their jobs unless they deny that they ever signed the statement. All week, conservative newspapers have run lists of names of signatories that they claim have denied their ever supporting the initiative. One famous actor, Parviz Parastoui, even published an open letter declaring, "Manijeh Hekmat has no right to decide for me." Others have reiterated their support...
...Some people have no choice," says documentary filmmaker Mojtaba Mirtahmasb. "If you're an actor for TV and you get a call saying you will lose your livelihood, you may have no choice but to accept to deny you ever signed." He didn't sign the letter, but that's because, he says, he's become disillusioned with politics. He did sign a petition earlier this year, however, to protest recent cultural policies that have severely limited support for independent filmmakers. Mirtahmasb himself spent three years preparing a major feature film production, only to see his permit withdrawn...