Film Acting

Jodie Foster is one of the rare actors whose intelligence is visible on screen. You don’t just believe her characters; you believe they’ve been thinking long before the scene starts and will keep thinking after it ends. From a three-year-old in a Coppertone commercial and Disney child star, to a 12-year-old in Taxi Driver, to a double-Oscar-winning adult lead who stepped away to graduate from Yale magna cum laude, her career is a study in visible thought.


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Film Acting

In this Robert Duvall acting masterclass, we break down how his performances in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Apostle, Tender Mercies and To Kill a Mockingbird rewrote the rules of film acting and the Meisner-based approach to behavior on camera.

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Film Acting

Pam Grier sits down to talk Jackie Brown—written for her by Quentin Tarantino—life after the 1970s action era, and how theatre, Roger Corman’s crash-course “film school,” and a fight with cancer sharpened her craft and purpose. She unpacks the “blaxploitation” label, audience fatigue and formula, why the ’70s keep coming back, and how visibility lets her give back. Plus: mobbed at Kmart, Frank’s Place, violence in media, and two real-life rescues that show exactly who Pam is off-camera.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Film Acting

Diane Keaton chats cats, nerves, The Godfather Part II, and sings “You Made Me Love You” live on The Tonight Show (1973).

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2 months ago | [YT] | 6

Film Acting

Legendary film critic Richard Schickel (author of Brando: A Life in Our Times) and A.O. Scott (The New York Times) reflect on the life, career, and influence of Marlon Brando shortly after his death.

3 months ago | [YT] | 1

Film Acting

Step back into 1998 with this rare CBS broadcast featuring George Segal, Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, and Kirk Douglas. Hosted by Tom Snyder, this anniversary special captures the charm of late-night television with unfiltered stories, laughter, and heartfelt moments.

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4 months ago | [YT] | 1

Film Acting

Legendary director Arthur Penn (Bonnie and Clyde, The Miracle Worker, Little Big Man) sits down for an in-depth conversation on the craft of acting and directing. In this Actors Studio seminar, Penn reflects on his early life, his work with Michael Chekhov, Lee Strasberg, and the Actors Studio, and his approach to nurturing actors’ creativity on set.

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4 months ago | [YT] | 1