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By Ed Symkus There’s no mistaking the rich, melodious voice of actor Jeremy Irons. Though he first used it busking on the streets of London, accompanying himself on guitar, back in the swingin’ 60s, then for many years on the British stage...

By Ed Symkus If making movies is all about who you know, it’s a good thing that Matt Damon and John Krasinski had some connections. Both have written scripts. Damon co-wrote Good Will Hunting and Gerry. Krasinski adapted Brief Interviews with...

By Ed Symkus Andy Garcia isn’t afraid to admit that, before signing on to star in For Greater Glory, he never heard of Enrique Gorostieta Velarde or the story of how the retired Mexican general came out of a humdrum post-army life in the mid-1920s...

By Scott Miller As a special FX and make up effects artist on critically acclaimed films (Gods and Monsters, Ed Wood, The Abyss), plus work on television series (Weird Science, Profiler, Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher) to directing videos...

By Ed Symkus South African model-turned-actress Charlize Theron first knocked out American movies audiences in the mid-1990s with her portrayal of the cold-as-ice killer Helga in 2 Days in the Valley. Since then she’s appeared in films every...