Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:31AM - By Mali Elfman
Jason Reitman showed us both the business and human(e) side of lay-offs, showing us the state of the average worker, yet somehow managing to give us hope. W. showed us the ridiculousness of the Bush administration while George W. Bush while still in office. Fair Game showed us in a thriller how the truth is often lost in big corporations… And many more followed, all making statements about the problems in our country, many of them while the events in the film are still being played out or discussed in real life. So where does J.C. Chandor’s Margin Call fall?
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Friday, July 2, 2010 10:37AM - By Krystal Clark
Two more actors have joined the cast of Wes Craven’s Scream 4 and they’ve both appeared on a few cult TV shows. According to The Wrap, “Community“ and “Mad Men’s” Alison Brie and “Battlestar Galactica’s” Mary McDonnell have signed on for roles in the highly anticipated sequel. Just yesterday we learned that Marley Shelton, Adam Brody, and Erik Knudsen joined the cast and now here comes these two!
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:00AM - By Bryan Ordman
New television shows seem to popping up faster than zits on a teenager these days. Every season there seems to be several new network shows boasting attachments to high-profile actors. But in recent years it seems that more often than not these names are of former A-List big screen players. Why do we see these stars making the jump? Steadier paycheck? Fewer location changes? Career revival? These are all reasonable answers for an actor to make their leap to syndication. Here are some big screen greats that have found marginal success as key players on television’s prime-time offerings.
Alec Baldwin- This award-winning, Oscar-nominated big screen star soared throughout the 90′s as an A-Lister. After Y2K paranoia fizzled out, it seemed as if Baldwin’s status did as well. He found himself taking cameo roles on less than stellar features(i.e. The Cat in the Hat) and guest spots on sit-coms(i.e.Will and Grace). But with Baldwin’s Emmy-Award winning performance as Tina Fey’s boss on 30 Rock, it’s easy to say Baldwin will remain a household name for sometime to come.
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