There's a story on one of Kevin Smith's comedy DVDs where he talks about being on the set of Live Free or Die Hard. He explains that, during a particularly heated argument with the director about what his character was doing, Bruce Willis picked up the phone to call the studio. They sided with the director, and he finally offered to end the argument for good. "Let me ask you something," He says in Smith's recount of the conversation, "Who's your second choice to play John McClane?" The point was made, and they made the choice that Willis wanted. more ›

Austin Playhouse has its work cut out for them with their production of Amadeus. Rick Roemer’s Salieri felt not quite ready for the necessary scope of the role, but David Gallagher as the prodigious and maniacally eccentric prodigy melted any distractions with his whirlwind tour de force. more ›