Roosevelt Hotel Haunting

Halloween is around the corner.  Let’s take a break from the senses. Maybe next time you’ll think twice about hanging at the Roosevelt Hotel.  Mwa HA HA ha Ha!!! “Named after Theodore Roosevelt, this hotel was financed by an affluent Hollywood group including Louis B Mayer, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. In the late 1920s, the cost of building the hotel was approximately $2.5 million so it was an extremely expensive project. It was the place to be... Read More

Ghost Ride

No Holloween would be appropriate without ghost riding the whip. Ghost ride. Ghost ride. Boooo. Boooo. Ghost-riding, frequently used in the context of “ghost-riding the whip” (a “whip” being a vehicle) or simply ghostin’, is when a person puts a car with an automatic transmission in drive or allows it to idle and then the driver (and passengers) of a vehicle exit while it is still rolling and dance beside it or on the hood or roof. Ghost riding is... Read More

The First Flying Car!

Have you seen this commercial for Honda’s first flying car they’re unveiling 2011??!! – TV, Bitch!  Read More

Body Found After She Jumped From the Hollywood Sign

“Early in the morning of Sunday, Sept. 18, 1932, a woman hiking in the Hollywood hills came across the dead body of a young woman. The hiker collected some belongings of the young woman and left them on the steps of the local police station. In an anonymous phone call to the police, she described, “I was hiking near the Hollywoodland sign today and near the bottom I found a woman’s shoe and jacket. A little further on I noticed a purse. In it was a suicide note.... Read More

TGIFreaky Friday

Frightening Friday Folks! Some of the most challenging acting is in horror (we’ll delve into this more next week). Check out these horror scenes and think about your own approach, as the protagonist, and of course… As the villain! TV, Bitch!  Read More

Thoughts

Was journaling today and I feel like in the past few months I keep hearing the same basic acting lessons over and over again.  And when I get specific about each one of these, it unlocks a whole new level of the work.  Thought I’d share. 1. Make it Personal 2. Get Specific with what you’re doing in each moment.  What is each moment? 3. Have a strong opinion 4. Really know the relationship between you and your partner (the other character).  Have a specific point... Read More