Meet 'Nikita' and 'Hemlock Grove' Actress Eliana Jones
As Nikita wraps up its third season (and prepares for its final run sometime next year), it's time to meet a talented actress who was with the show at the beginning. Eliana Jones played the young Alexandra Udinov, and went on to be one of the players in Netflix's horror series Hemlock Grove. BFTV recently chatted with Eliana to find out more about both roles - and also more about this up-and-coming young actress.
The Canadian native came to acting after spending six years as a gymnast, when her mother took her to an acting class. "I went and I decided this would be really interesting and I...
READ MOREThe Canadian native came to acting after spending six years as a gymnast, when her mother took her to an acting class. "I went and I decided this would be really interesting and I...
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Joe Mantegna is one of the great actors in show business. Whatever the medium or the genre, he always delivers an outstanding performance. On television, he's best known as Special Agent David Rossi on CBS's long-running procedural Criminal Minds. Mantegna joined BFTV yesterday to discuss next week's double-length Criminal Minds season finale and what it's been like for him to bring Rossi to life for the last six years.
"It's a two hour episode," the actor said of Wednesday's final installment. "It's like a little movie in a way. We're able to pull out all stops and devote our energy, our ...
READ MORE"It's a two hour episode," the actor said of Wednesday's final installment. "It's like a little movie in a way. We're able to pull out all stops and devote our energy, our ...
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For anyone who says that classic beauty cannot co-exist alongside superior acting chops hasn’t seen the work of Jess Weixler. A trained Juilliard graduate, Weixler has made a serious splash with her ample ability to create layered performances that linger. Her early role in the controversial film "Teeth" won her a Sundance Special Jury Prize, while her film "Peter and Vandy" showed the emotional range usually reserved for season vets of the craft – and that was just the beginning. Her latest film titled "Free Samples" (On Demand May 21 and in theatres May 31 from Film Harvest) is by far ...
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'Hell's Kitchen': Amanda Giblin After Her Elimination
After Amanda Giblin's exit from FOX's Hell's Kitchen, BFTV caught up with the 28-year-old executive chef from Orange County, New York to get her post-competition thoughts.
"I am a damn good sauté chef! I rocked the fish station every time I was put there. I am mostly proud to be associated with such a wonderful, strong group of women!" Amanda enthused, though she also told us, "I would have taken better control over the situation, not allowing myself to get so upset and frazzled."
What did she take away from her time in Hell's Kitchen? "I find as a Chef now, I’m more confident in my decis...
READ MORE"I am a damn good sauté chef! I rocked the fish station every time I was put there. I am mostly proud to be associated with such a wonderful, strong group of women!" Amanda enthused, though she also told us, "I would have taken better control over the situation, not allowing myself to get so upset and frazzled."
What did she take away from her time in Hell's Kitchen? "I find as a Chef now, I’m more confident in my decis...
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Composer Bear McCreary On Creating the Theme for STARZ’s ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ As Well As Some of His Other Favorites
If you don’t know his name, odds are you’ve heard one of composer Bear McCreary’s themes in some TV show over the last few years. His scores can be found in shows about people who stop at nothing to protect their target to space operas to a show about the zombie apocalypse to a show about Leonardo Da Vinci.
For the latter one, in STARZ’s new original Da Vinci’s Demons, McCreary had to compose something for the first time that was a score for a period show. Fans can download the theme, which can be played backwards and forwards, via iTunes.
To learn more about the theme he created for Da V...
READ MOREFor the latter one, in STARZ’s new original Da Vinci’s Demons, McCreary had to compose something for the first time that was a score for a period show. Fans can download the theme, which can be played backwards and forwards, via iTunes.
To learn more about the theme he created for Da V...
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Tanya Chisholm On Fourth (And Final?) Season Of 'Big Time Rush'
On Nickelodeon's hugely popular series Big Time Rush, Tanya Chisholm plays talent scout Kelly Wainwright - but in real life, she's a talent in her own right. BFTV recently chatted up Tanya to discuss the recently-premiered fourth (and possibly final?) season of BTR and her love of comedy.
Tanya's own star story began at seven, when she took the stage in a play. "I was the first person on stage and a spotlight came on to open the show and it was on me," she said. "I was just like, 'Oh my Gosh.' It was this overwhelming feeling of 'I want to do this forever.' It was awesome."
From that poin...
READ MORETanya's own star story began at seven, when she took the stage in a play. "I was the first person on stage and a spotlight came on to open the show and it was on me," she said. "I was just like, 'Oh my Gosh.' It was this overwhelming feeling of 'I want to do this forever.' It was awesome."
From that poin...
Creative Team Behind 'The Americans' On What Fans Can Expect In Season 2
If last week’s season finale of FX’s The Americans left you incredibly anxious for the second season coming next year, you might take some solace in some highlights from a recent press conference call with the creator, executive producer and writer Joe Weisberg and executive producer, writer Joel Fields.
If you haven’t seen all the way through the last episode, you’ll want to stop reading now:
Weisberg on where the idea for the show came from. “In 2010, if you remember, there were a bunch of Russian intelligence service spies who were arrested in the United States and a lot of people were...
READ MOREIf you haven’t seen all the way through the last episode, you’ll want to stop reading now:
Weisberg on where the idea for the show came from. “In 2010, if you remember, there were a bunch of Russian intelligence service spies who were arrested in the United States and a lot of people were...
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Director Ben Wheatley Talks 'Sightseers,' Lethal Locations and The Cult Success Of 'Kill List'
With a black sardonic tone and firm grasp on all things unsettling, British Director Ben Wheatley has made quite a name for himself. His turn to the dark side began in 2009 with the cool crime thriller "Down Terrace," which was shot in an amazing eight days. But it was his startling beyond horror outing "Kill List" that announced a cool and original presence in the horror community had arrived. (Not to mention his savory U segment for the recent anthology flick "The ABC’s of Death!") His latest effort called "Sightseers" (in select theaters May 10th from IFC Films) continues his tradit...
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Ellen Hollman (Saxa) On Series Finale Of 'Spartacus: War of the Damned'
After speaking with Ellen Hollman, Saxa on Spartacus: War of the Damned, earlier this year, it only made sense to talk to her again to get her thoughts on the series finale that aired last month.
(Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen it of course!)
Here’s what we discussed:
Let's get this out of the way first: what did you think of your death scene?
You mean perishing on the battlefield amidst my fellow warriors in the arms of the God of the Arena himself? Pretty damn awesome.
You started out in the season very much with Gannicus, but he pulled away and we saw less of you towards the end...
READ MORE(Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen it of course!)
Here’s what we discussed:
Let's get this out of the way first: what did you think of your death scene?
You mean perishing on the battlefield amidst my fellow warriors in the arms of the God of the Arena himself? Pretty damn awesome.
You started out in the season very much with Gannicus, but he pulled away and we saw less of you towards the end...
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'Body Of Proof' Star Mary Mouser Talks Season 3
ABC's Body of Proof has been on a roll with its reinvigorated third season - so BFTV checked in with Mary Mouser, who plays Dr. Megan Hunt's daughter Lacey Fleming, to see how different the show really seems and if the cast has any idea whether or not ABC is going to bring the show back for another season.
Season three has been a time of change for fans, with the exit of some cast members, the addition of others and some rather unique plots, but Mary said it doesn't feel like a different series. "To me I guess it really doesn't," she told us. "It does when I'm watching it, but even with th...
READ MORESeason three has been a time of change for fans, with the exit of some cast members, the addition of others and some rather unique plots, but Mary said it doesn't feel like a different series. "To me I guess it really doesn't," she told us. "It does when I'm watching it, but even with th...
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