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Four British Series You Should Check Out

September 10, 2023 By Marie F

Many TV fans swear by British TV shows. The general consensus is that these are far superior to US TV series because they have more interesting premises and stories, they are not formulaic, and the writing is top notch.

If you have doubts about how cool British TV shows are check out these four series for yourself and be the judge: [Read more…]

7 Must See Heist Movies

September 10, 2023 By Marie F

From robbing banks for cash to stealing gold out of vaults, these are some of the greatest heist movies ever made. It’s definitely not a comprehensive list, but it’s a good taste of the thievery movies that are out there. Just don’t use them to map out your own heist, or you’ll probably end up in prison.

The Italian Job

In 2003 The Italian Job brought the world a great movie about a heist done using a bunch of Mini Coopers, to steal 35 million in gold bullion. Now that’s a lot of money. The movie starred, among others, Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg. The smaller cars were needed for all of the tight spaces they found themselves in. [Read more…]

The Best Ways To Enjoy TV at Home

September 9, 2023 By Marie F

After a long hard day at work, you typically want to be able to sit down and enjoy watching your TV at home. But, the idea of watching TV is different from the practical application. In other words, you have to make yourself comfortable watching your TV, and you have to make all of your equipment and the accessories around this activity be as high quality and as comfortable as possible.

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4 Famous Actors Who Lost Weight For A Role

September 9, 2023 By Marie F

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It is no surprise that many actors go to extremes when portraying certain characters on film.  Not only do they need to get inside the character’s head but they also have to physically portray the part as well.  Physical transformations don’t come easy and often actors have to go on extreme diets in order to lose the pounds for certain parts.  Here are just a few famous actors who had to go to extremes when it came to losing weight for a role.

Christian Bale

Bale is known for being the type of actor who can drastically transform physically to portray a character.  Bale lost over 60 pounds to shoot The Machinist.  On his drastic weight loss for the part, Bale stated, “I had a stupid kind of feeling of invincibility, like, “I can do it, I can manage it”.  I really did feel like I hit this point of enlightenment.”

Natalie Portman

Portman, who is already a thin actress, dropped another 20 pounds to portray a professional ballerina in Black Swan.  Portman opted to lose the weight with the help of a nutritionist and ate small portions combined with a grueling schedule of strength and ballet training a full year before filming began. Referring to the training and weight loss, Portman stated “I think the most important thing is coming to work as prepared as you can be every day and working as hard as you can every day.”  Her hard work paid off as Portman took home a best actress Oscar for her role in the film.

Matt Damon

Damon portrayed an opiate-addicted soldier in Courage Under Fire and lost 40 pounds over the course of 100 days before shooting his scenes.  Though many actors gain and lose weight in a healthy manner, Damon admits that he was so desperate to break into show business he embarked on an unsupervised diet in order to nail the part.  He later revealed that after he finished filming he went to a doctor who told him that his heart could have shrunk permanently.

Tom Hanks

A two-time Academy Award winner, Hanks is no stranger to the physical demands that actors have to go through to play certain roles.  In Cast Away, Hanks had to lose 50 pounds to play the lead role.  He lost the weight by following a strict diet of mainly fish, veggies and a little fruit and a workout regimen that consisted of two hours of cardio training six days a week.

Most famous actors will commit to any role no matter what the demands are for their appearance.  Actors want to be convincing in the roles they play including any physical demands on their body.  These four actors are examples of committing their jobs, even if it meant losing a large amount of weight to get the role.

Two Legal Dramas That Will Make You Want To Become A Lawyer

September 9, 2023 By Marie F

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It is said that life imitates art, and sometimes that art inspires people in what they want to do with their lives. A song could inspire you to become a musician or a singer. A painting could inspire you to start painting or drawing. A TV show could inspire you to become a doctor or lawyer.

Entertainment and art does inspire people to do many things, from creating their own to becoming trained in something they saw their favorite actor do in their latest television show. If you have a passion for legal dramas, you may find yourself inspired to become a lawyer, or maybe a judge. Here are a few legal dramas that are sure to make you think about going to college and hitting the books.

Law & Order

Whether you want to help people who have been hurt by their loved ones, raped, or you want to help the families of people that have been murdered, Law & Order has a show for you. In fact, there are seven incarnations of the Law & Order franchise.

In case you haven’t been keeping up since the first Law & Order aired way back in 1990, its popularity has bred many spin offs with great actors, like Ice-T. Spin offs include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Law & Order: LA, Law & Order: True Crime, and Law & Order: You the Jury. They mostly pull their cases straight from the headline, and you get a chance to see what happens behind the scenes when a crime is committed.

The Good Wife

The Good Wife is an extremely popular television show right now, maybe because of the acting or simply because of the storyline. Julianna Margulies plays the good wife of a former state attorney that finds himself in prison after a sex and corruption scandal. She has to go back to work to provide for her family, and works as a litigator for a law firm.

One of the reasons this show is so popular is that it spends a good deal of time in the courtroom with the main characters. You get to see what it is like to work in a law firm, and maybe find that it looks like something you’d enjoy. The other reason it’s popular is because people love the actors, and they keep the stories fresh and interesting.

If you’ve been considering getting into law, take some time to binge watch some great legal dramas like these, or even look up some of the popular legal based movies. There are plenty of them. You’ll get a chance to get an idea what that world is like, and determine if it’s really what you want to do!

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