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“The Dark Knight Rises”: First Picture of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman

So far we have got abundant shots from Batman: The Dark Knight Rises of both Christian Bale as Batman and Tom Hardy as the vicious character, Bane. I will give you some clues here since it is not possible for me to wrap all of those in a post.

Last past weeks, Warner Bros. has released some sets of pictures of Batman and Bane in costumes as well as the freaking cool fighting scene between both of them which probably took place on the Pennsylvania set. Personally, I really love their suits because they both truly resemble the meaning of comic flick.

Apart from that, this also raises a new question, where is Selina Kyle aka Catwoman? This is Christopher Nolan’s last Batman trilogy and we have not seen her in costume so far.

Finally, after a long wait, we get our first look on the hottie Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, riding a massive motorcycle that is supposed to be the Bat-pod. She was wearing a skintight leather suit and high-tech crazy sonar-vision as goggles while she was riding the Batpod. So far, I am kind of disappointed on her appearance and costume on these photos. She did not resemble CAT-woman at all. Where is the cat-eared cowl? And, that black glass is so Robocop – not catwoman. I will discuss some points after the jump.

On the comic book series, we see Catwoman to have short, dark hair, underneath the goggles and cat-eared mask. In the Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, if the character is portrayed by Anne Hathaway, she will have a long brunette hair. This is not really a big deal for me as long as they put the eye-wear costumes. As for the thievery side of Catwoman, Christopher Nolan has set the right portion. She must have stolen that Batpod from Bruce Wayne’s cave or something. All of these are still assumptions though.

Stars Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard, and Michael Caine, Christopher Nolan’s last Batman trilogy “The Dark Knight Rises” opens on July 20, 2012.

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Auditioning - How to Do Great at a Cold Reading

We have been giving away some tips about auditioning in last few weeks. But, we noticed that most of them are aimed to aid you auditioning on a theater production. Being an actor is a lot like being a temp worker. While auditioning for a role, you will be competing with a lot of prominent actors – it could be at least a six other actors or even as many as 6,000 actors. Preparing an audition for a theater production is basically easier than for a film, television, or commercial ones.

In a theater production, you should have been handed a script outline, containing the specific role and dialogs, weeks before the real audition. Thus, you will get sufficient time to memorize your lines perfectly. However, in a film, television, or commercial audition, you are expected to cold reading a script that you have never seen before. This method is called “cold reading”. Despite of the predictable awkward moment, the director seems more interested in what sort of personality we perform as the character. These are few things you can do to pass the nerve-racking audition through a cold reading.

 Pick the Line and Memorize As Much As You Can

The first thing you should do is pick up the script, gain the basic understanding, and commit to memory as much dialogs as you can. At first you probably can only memorize a few words but over the times, you will get used to remember few lines in a glance. Keep your face out of your script while you are saying your lines – this is acting not reading.

Pay Attention While Other Actors Performing Their Lines

While other actor doing his lines, it surely creates some spaces for you to peek at your script and read your part. This is a fatal mistake at auditioning. Acting requires action and communication. Listen to your fellow while he is performing his lines. After he finished, you can read your next lines within few seconds and respond him by looking straight on his eyes. In addition, if you find it hard for you to remember your lines instantly, you are able to utterly repeat the process until you remember the entire lines. Keep remember to stay in your character by not looking at the script.

Draw Less Attention

This is a simple trick but it works well when doing a cold reading. Hold the script using your left hand, at your chest level. This will ease you while memorizing your lines since you do not have to bury your face deeply in the script. Apart from that, this gesture will look like your body’s natural extension. The less you draw the attention of the casting director, the wider chance you open to get the role.

Green Lantern 2 Will Be “Edgier and Darker with More Emphasis on Action” with A New Director

What did you think of the first Green Lantern film premiered few months ago? Regardless of what your opinions are, Green Lantern was in fact a huge disappointment for Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment – The total sales could not cover the big-budget spent on this biggest tent-pole franchise superhero movie. Warner Bros. was reported to spend approximately $200 million dollars making the flick but so far it is only banking around $114 millions both domestically and internationally. This bitter fact definitely drops a Krypton-sized bomb for the crews.

Despite of the commercial and box office performance failure, Warner Bros. has been intent on moving to a future sequel called Green Lantern 2. Last we heard that the upcoming Lantern film will not be directed by the previous director, Martin Campbell, and it will remain so. We perhaps have spotted on the weak script, storyline and character development on the last Green Lantern. It might be the reason why they changed the director. Odd who knows! Above all, the executives believed that the core problem was in execution, not concept.

Via The Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros. film group President Jeff Robinoy indicated a brand new strategy, “To go forward we need to make it a little edgier and darker with more emphasis on action and we have to find a way to balance the time the movie spends in space versus on Earth.” As far as it sounds, the strategy looks okay for me. I am more interested how they will implement this new approach on the upcoming sequel. What do you say?

In addition to the new “edgier and darker” story, Warner Bros. has hired writer Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, and Marc Guggenheim to pen some significant changes on the current Lantern’s script outline. Green Lantern 2 is supposed to zoom on the theaters late 2013 or some time in 2014, just after the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Surpasses $1 Billion in About Two Weeks

Have you guys watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2? What do you think of this movie? Any feed-back? Well, I personally think that this last part of Warner Bros. magical series finale episode is totally awesome. I went to theater last few days to watch this flick and I didn’t regret at all – It was worth every penny. I’m quite sure that it did not only occur on me, but some of you guys were also excited to know the end of Harry Potter series.

Warner Bros. has been reported to gain around $1 billion mark only two weeks after released date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Predictably, Deathly Hallows will surpass $1 billion by the end of this week. Until Thursday, it has grossed $296 million domestically and $630 million internationally, so the total amount is $926 million. This amount brings Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 into one of movies that gross north of $1 billion worldwide, on the same level with Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight ($1 billion), Disney’s Alice in Wonderland ($1.02 billion) and Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($1.03 billion).

Until now, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was the top of Harry Potter series, having grossed $974.8 million globally in February 2001. But, it seems like the predicate will be evicted by Deathly Hallows Part 2. Benefiting for being released in 3D, Deathly Hallows Part 2 obtains a remarkable achievement by passing milestone in about two weeks. It will also surpass the $659 million Deathly Hallows Part 1 earned last year internationally.

Some were quite lucky while some others were not. I am really sorry to some of you who always run out of theater tickets. Hearing on this exceptional news coupled with my own experience, I would highly recommend you to watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Keep trying around, folks!

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The Avengers: The Hulk Poster FINALLY Revealed!

As predicted, last week Comic-Con International brought huge hints for both upcoming adapted films as well as new comic book series, including the highly anticipated Joss Whedon’s The Avengers. Aside from the first film footage that was premiered at the end of Captain America, you may have noticed that Marvel Studios has been executing their viral marketing by revealing “almost” every character in the epic superhero flick just before Comic-Con kicks on.

The first batch featured the four posters of Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Captain America and the second ones went with Thor and Nick Fury. After a long last, Marvel has finally unveiled the official movie posters of the-supposedly-complete The Avengers teams but left The Incredible Hulk in a large black gap. One big question is that how The Hulk would carry on a classic movie monster vibe to The Avengers teams. Most of us probably stick with this question since Joss Whedon has undertaken to visualize a different Hulk on Avengers teams.

Last week, Marvel Studio has just eliminated the blacked out space to show us Whedon’s version of The Incredible Hulk that will assemble next summer. That means we FINALLY get the final concept of The Avengers poster and it looks kicking awesome.

Check it below! (click for larger image)

When you observe that poster, you will get aware that Iron Man’s armor sports a circular reactor instead of the triangular shape which is literally odd. On Iron Man 2, Tony Stark used this triangular element to save his life from his injured heart. So, why does that change? Above all, I adore the slimmer and better modern era Captain America new suit on The Avengers.

I am so pumped to see this film! I initially have a liking for its brilliant story then it goes to the characters and cast members. Right now, I am mad for the entire component of this Marvel flick. The Avengers will slate on the theaters on May 4th, 2012.

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On Stage: The Best Methods to Remember Your Lines

How do actors memorize their lines in theater? That was likely a common question most actors have, perhaps yours too, when they get involved on a stage play. During this time, memorizing has been said to be by far the most challenging side of an actor’s job because it includes a long learning process. On the other hand, it cannot be denied that memorizing is the key of every single play on stage. In order to perform a great play, you are required to master at least your lines. That should have been implanted in your mind. The most frightening part is that many actors have failed to recite their lines on the stage and ended as if they have not tried their best to memorize their roles. I get two best tips for you here so that you are able to commit your lines smoothly. Here you go, actors!

Discover the Cues

Cue, also known as clue or memory trigger, is the line or action that prompts your line. Most actors assume that there is a short cut to remember their lines by investing countless hours to recite the script out loud, over and over again. That will work, I should say. However, I cannot guarantee that a traditional method like that will aid you on your play when it comes the time. You need to emotionally and physically engage on your role. But how do you do that? By knowing the cues! Firstly, you can start this by not only highlighting your lines but also the lines or actions before your lines with different color. In addition, you can listen and look other cast members attentively during the rehearsals. Remembering your lines is important but knowing WHEN you should say your lines is important as well. Do not end up blankly on stage since you could not incorporate with prior lines.

Establish Your Memory with Appropriate Actions

A study by psychologists Helga and Tony Noice reported that memory which is combined with appropriate motions will strengthen the actors’ ability to recall their lines on theater. In other word, if you are willing to be good on your play, you are required to make some specific gestures and motions during the rehearsals instead of just saying your lines out loud. This is an excellent way to strengthen your memory as well. Good luck!

Amy Winehouse Died at the Age of 27

Another great loss came from London last week. A multi-talented British singer, Amy Jade Winehouse, has gone way too soon at only twenty seven years of age last Saturday, July 23, due to her years of addiction to cocaine, alcohol, and chain smoke.

According to daily mail, this five-time Grammy winner may have been dead for up to six hours before her personal bodyguard found her body in bed at her home in Camden Town around 4 pm London time.

Amy Winehouse grew up and started her career with an interest in 1960’s girl music groups, a music genre which we barely hear in the musical landscape nowadays. She was unfortunately later labeled under the pop category singer (I said so because I know she is more than that!). Nonetheless to say, this pop queen has covered great music as well as inspirational lyrics for most of us, both for current generations and prior generations. With her intellect music, I believe Winehouse has the entire ability to appeal and reach a larger group than most of any other singers.

This event has obviously spiced-up the unending music biz casualties, who died at that young age, listed on the 27 Club or Forever 27 Club. On top of that, we all have already learned that an exceptional fame which is not coupled with sufficient responsibilities will only lead up to bad aspects on our life and career. Let just say Kurt Cobain, the vocalist of Nirvana band who also included in the 27 club was found dead of suicide after firing a gun into her own. Other names enclosed in Forever 27 Club are Jimi Hendrix, Janis Lyn Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Brian Jones.

I still cannot believe that Amy Winehouse has to leave us at such a young age. I am not really a huge fan of her but my hat is off for you, miss! And thank you for the great music you have introduced us.

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