Hope you’re having a happy and creative July! I am working on a few projects while cleaning up my house!
Actors are already asking about the Fall – so let me know in the next weeks if you want to reserve a space.
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Thanks so much, and remember that auditing class is free for those who have trained with me.
Miriam
Old Films You Need to Watch
It’s important for actors to be film-literate. Brush up on your film history by watching Oscar-winning films from the past! I’m going to recommend one per newsletter starting with:
Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman in the 1944 thriller ‘Gaslight’
The other day I realized that everyone uses the term ‘gaslighting’, but many people under 50 probably don’t know that it comes from a 1944 film that was nominated for multiple awards and won Ingrid Bergman her first Oscar. You can rent it on Prime or Apple.
Article
Gaslight: How a harrowing Ingrid Bergman film inspired 2022’s word of the year
The term for a very particular kind of abuse is widely known these days, writes Alexandra Pollard. But not so much the film that inspired it
Recommendations
Couples Therapy
This is the only reality show that I’ve ever watched through. It’s so interesting to watch real people accessing their memories and emotions while fighting for their complex relationships in these extreme high-stake conflicts.
MurderBot
Often very amusing and occasionally touching, with a lot of Canadian actors!
Deep Cover
This is a really fun ride; all about improv and acting; with Orlando Bloom in a role you’d never think of him for.
Poker Face
I’ve enjoyed this Natasha Lyons take off on the 70’s Colombo television series – with lots of guest stars including: Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Lil Rel Howery, Cynthia Erivo, Awkwafina, Katie Holmes, John Mulaney
The Bear, Season 3
The great work continues; but again some episodes better than the others.
Dept. Q
I’ve always liked Matthew Goode and Kelly Macdonald as actors – but I loved their work here in this exceptionally written detective series. With a stand-out performance from Alexej Manvelov whose work I’ve never seen!
