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‘The Good Wife’s’ Matt Czuchry: The mind, body, soul perspective

I met Matt Czuchry about a decade ago, around the same time I met my husband. They became close friends after taking acting classes together. What I love about Matt is that he is so genuine. 

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Lou Reed love letters

Writing about Lou, you want to do him justice. You want to get it right. The only way to do that is to write from your gut and heart. Like Lou. But way less good. My first thought after hearing&

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Faking it

A fellow writer and friend of mine went to film school at the same time I did, and we would trade tales of what each of us were learning. He attended the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

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From the streets to ‘The Wire’

You couldn’t make this stuff up. Michael Giovanni of Harrisburg, PA, was working at a shoe store in the mall when two guys walked in. Giovanni noticed a small crowd gawking and pointing, but was un-phased by the onlookers. This&

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Name that star!

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"Care about the films you make and tell stories about people, whether it’s a comedy, horror or drama." - Rob Cowan, producer of "The Conjuring"

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The Gun: America’s DNA

I get it! I get why many Americans feel naked without a gun strapped to their chest, hanging on a hip or slung over their shoulder. I do, I really get it.

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Hollywood Journal Contributor and Producer Rob Cowan,  Director James Wan, Writers Chad and Carey Hayes, UPM Chris Bromley on the set of “The Conjuring."

Photo courtesy of Rob Cowan

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More to the performance than meets the eye … or ear

Have you ever watched an actor in a movie, TV show, play, or video game and thought “I could do a better job than that?” If you are a performer and you are reading this – I know you have!&

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I am an inspiration addict

This week it occurred to me, I am an inspiration addict. And the problem with addiction is that it warps your mind into believing that what you need to survive is somewhere outside of yourself, something to be grasped or purchased or fought for. Now don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying that it is a bad thing to be inspired by a book or movie or someone else’s words from time to time. 

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SOUL QUESTION

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Serenity above Hollywood.

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PMS in Hollywood

The fact is that sexism and under representation of women run rampant in Hollywood. This is something I believe needs to be corrected, and maybe that does make me a feminist.

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MATTHEW COURTNEY AND THE STEPS TO NOWHERE

In the lower part of Manhattan in the neighborhood of Soho near the corner of Prince and Mercer Streets is a small metal staircase that leads to Nowhere

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CORY MONTEITH

Gone too soon.