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Kevin Spacey Returns To Acting As ‘Sex Abuse Investigator’

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Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey

Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey will play a ‘sex abuse investigator’ in his first acting role since sexual assault accusations derailed his career nearly four years ago.

The Oscar winner will appear in an Italian drama titled, The Man Who Drew God, which will also star Vanessa Redgrave.

Redgrave’s husband, Franco Nero, will direct the film as well as star as a blind artist falsely accused of sex abuse, according to The Independent.

Spacey will reportedly play a detective investigating the wrongfully accused artist.

“I’m very happy Kevin agreed to participate in my film,” Nero told ABC News. “I consider him a great actor, and I can’t wait to start the movie.”

In the fall of 2017, Spacey experienced a slew of allegations of sexual misconduct which brought his career to an utter and complete halt.

Broadway and TV star Anthony Rapp (RENT, Star Trek: Discovery) claimed Spacey assaulted him at a party at Spacey’s New York City apartment in the 1980s when Rapp was 14-years-old.

Nearly 20 men accused Spacey of sexual misconduct during his time at London’s Old Vic Theatre between 1995 and 2013.

An anonymous massage therapist levels charges of sexual impropriety but the accuser died before a court could decide the matter.

And prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped charges against Spacey in 2019 in regard to allegations of groping an 18-year-old at a Nantucket bar in 2016. The case was dropped when the accuser invoked his 5th Amendment rights.

In response to the allegations, Spacey was dropped from his acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards. He was also replaced in the 2017 drama All the Time in the World. Christopher Plummer was tapped to reshoot all of Spacey’s scenes in the already-completed film and went on to score an Oscar nomination for his performance.

In a video message recorded last year, Spacey said experiencing his career coming to a “grinding, screeching halt” led him to ask himself, “If I can’t act, who am I?”

“I only valued and defined myself through work, that’s who I was,” said Spacey. “If that wasn’t going to be a possibility anymore then who am I? If all I’m left with is just me?”

Although he’s kept a low profile, for the past three years he has shared video messages on Christmas Eve, sometimes (perplexingly) in the persona of his House of Cards character.

According to IMDB, The Man Who Drew God will be released in Italy on October 5, 2021.

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Trump Advisors To Republicans: Don’t Worry – It’s All An Act

During a closed door meeting in Florida, Donald Trump’s senior advisors told Republican leaders to not worry – the first part of the campaign has been an act put on by the Trumpster “projecting an image.”

From the Associated Press:

Trump’s newly hired senior aide, Paul Manafort, made the case to Republican National Committee members that Trump has two personalities: one in private and one onstage.

“When he’s out on the stage, when he’s talking about the kinds of things he’s talking about on the stump, he’s projecting an image that’s for that purpose,” Manafort said in a private briefing.

“You’ll start to see more depth of the person, the real person. You’ll see a real different guy,” he said.

The Associated Press obtained a recording of the closed-door exchange.

“He gets it,” Manafort said of Trump’s need to moderate his personality. “The part that he’s been playing is evolving into the part that now you’ve been expecting, but he wasn’t ready for, because he had first to complete the first phase. The negatives will come down. The image is going to change.”

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Sir Ian McKellen Explains Acting

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Sir Ian McKellen Explains How To ActWell THIS explains it!Posted by The Casting Exchange on Saturday, August 30, 2014

I’d never seen this before.

Brilliant. Sometimes – just sometimes – it can be this simple.

And just to hear the wisdom in Sir Ian’s voice makes it that much more magical.

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Chris Pratt Gives Acting Lessons While Drunk

Hunky Hollywood “It” man Chris Pratt is currently promoting his upcoming (and soon to be HUGE hit movie) Jurassic World.

During a “behind the scenes” with Pratt for a GQ Magazine photo shoot, someone thought it would be fun to ask the hunkster for acting tips. At issue, however, was the fact that Pratt had a few shots of Fireball whiskey to loosen up for the shoot.

That’s ok, Chris. We’re good with that. Proceed 🙂

“The truth is, it’s hot as hell. And I’m drunk,” admitted Chris with a mischievous grin.

Pratt asked for more shots, and talked away, to hilarious results.

“Fireball Whiskey – Ignite the Night”
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Quadruple Take Masterclass with Patrick Stewart

Watch as award winning actor Patrick Stewart shows a friend the art of the single take, the double take, the triple take and the quadruple take.


On Aug. 31 Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen wrap up their Berkeley Rep run of Harold Pinter‘s No Man’s Land in anticipation of an Oct. 26 arrival at Broadway’s Cort Theatre, where it will run in repertory with Samuel Beckett‘s Waiting for Godot.

(via Playbill)

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Anthony Vincent Bova – Bova Actors Workshop

The Bova Actors Workshop is the exclusive New York Training Center of the Eric Morris System, located at the Ionica Theatre in Times Square New York.

Led by Anthony Vincent Bova, NYC actors work on the process & technique of acting. Often the technique of getting out of their own way. Of not ‘acting’ but ‘being.’

Prior to founding the Bova Actors Workshop, Anthony was on staff at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, HB Studios, and the New York Film Academy.

A short list of shows & productions actors from the Bova Actors Workshop have appeared in principal or supporting roles includes: Hawaii Five-O, Bluebloods, The Good Shepard, Empire Boardwalk, The Sopranos, Nip/Tuck, Law & Order SVU, Twelve, CSI:Miami, Army Wives, Bloodline, Criminal Minds, Happy Endings.

January 4th & 5th, Bova Actors Workshop will offer their free Intro-Demo to actors interested in exploring the Eric Morris System.

Questions addressed at the Intro-Demo include “What is the Eric Morris System?” “How would this System aid in my educational development?” “How’s this different than other techniques and ways of working?” and “is this for ME?”

January 4th – Ionica Theater – 10:30am – 12 noon
300 W. 43rd St. Suite 504
NYC, NY 10036

January 5th – Drama Book Shop – 5:45pm – 7pm
250 W. 40th Street
NYC, NY

I’ve known Anthony for over 25 years, and he is not only a terrific actor and teacher, but he’s a consummate professional who always has his focus on “the work.” I’m so proud of Anthony’s achievements and his dedication to his students growth.

If you live in the NYC area and are interested in expanding your horizons as an actor, I encourage you to check out the free sessions listed above.

For more info about the Bova Actors Workshop, click here.