There is a method behind the Monday Movie Meme lateness. If you haven’t already, check out the “Life Of Pi” discussion about CGI that was posted earlier today.
Selecting cast members for roles in the short film I’m working on has been a more challenging experience than I thought it would be -- in a good way, I suppose. One thing that I’ve realized is that talent comes in some very unlikely and unsuspecting places. An actor who you might be just “ok” in one role could be perfect for another character and so forth. So, the theme for this week’s Monday Movie Meme is based on performances -- whether good or unsatisfactory: Actin’ Up.
Share on your blog or in the comments section, movies about actors. These films can be biopics or fictional fare where one of the characters work in theater, television, film or one some type of cruise ship touring show, etc. -- you get the picture! Here are my selections for this week’s Actin’ Up theme.
My Tehran for Sale
An Iranian woman, seeking freedom to work as an actress, plans to relocate to Austalia because theatre is banned in her country. She leads a double life -- working as a seamstress and performing in secret underground theater shows in her spare time.
Multi-Facial
“Fast and the Furious” lead Vin Diesel stars in this autobiographical short film about an actor struggling to find work in commercials, etc. because he doesn’t fit casting directors’ stereotypical guidelines for ethnic roles.
Queen of My Dreams*
In this short documentary, actress Fawzia Mirza reimagines the Bollywood heroines that she looked up to as a young girl -- only this time, one of the female stars is placed in a masculine role.
What movies have YOU seen that are about actors?
*Stay tuned for an interview with Fawzia Mirza, from my 2012 Couch Fest files, on this very film!