Author: Robin Bain

The importance of knowing your “category” when auditioning in Hollywood… A sea of busty, blonde hopefuls fill the casting office – each one vying for the opportunity to appear topless opposite a movie star in a major motion picture. Only one line of dialogue, but incredible exposure (in more ways than one)… and an IMDB credit is an IMDB credit. Right? When casting a role such as this, the question becomes… what separates one “booby blondie” from the next? We’re talking about one line of script, so the casting decision couldn’t possibly be judged by acting prowess? As each hopeful is beautiful…

I made a movie. A life-long dream accomplished. The road to achieving that dream was filled with more ups and downs than one would ever imagine. The truth is, mostly “downs” and had I known what I was embarking on before starting, I may have thought twice. I’ve always been a writer. According to my mom, my favorite toy as a child was the typewriter — as seen in the photo below. “What was I writing?” I asked. I mean, I was one year old. I couldn’t even speak. “You just liked to fool around with it.” Says Mom. Ok……

“Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel.” ~Unknown At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the direction of this article is resoundingly similar to those past, however I’ve recently observed this insanity and it’s absolutely appalling. Those to which this should be an important read will most likely ignore it, but for what it’s worth… When a person, typically a man (sorry men), and someone whom you do not know personally, approaches you via social media in regards to an “upcoming project” i.e., feature film, television series or anything of the sort that he would like…

The lack of money is the root of all-evil. ~Mark Twain Unless you are incredibly fortunate, choosing to pursue your dream in the dramatic arts, no matter in what capacity, is going to be a long, arduous road. So then, let’s talk about making a living while you are busy designing your life. The survival job. Waiting tables, slinging drinks, retail, dog walking… one can literally search, “survival jobs in the entertainment industry” on the internet and thousands upon thousands of listings will pop up for the “would be celebrity or Hollywood power player” waiting for their big break. But…

Going under the knife for the sake of your acting career; including an exclusive interview with Hollywood Talent Manager and Executive Producer, Daniel Wojack of Betwixt Talent Management. While in line at the grocery store the other day, a headline and photo on the cover of a “celebrity gossip magazine” grabbed my attention. The headline included the words “Joker face” and featured two once naturally beautiful actresses who had disfigured their faces with the improper use of cosmetic injectables and botched plastic surgery. The cover story was mean spirited and obviously meant to sell magazines, but did they actually have…

“I’ll just blow him.” These crude words rolled off the tongue of a female producer on the set of a music video in Hollywood, California. A black bottom infinity pool that seemingly spilled into the Pacific Ocean in Malibu was the goal and this female producer was offering to orally pleasure the owner of the home to hopefully entice him to lower the price of renting the location, which was not within the budget of this production. It leads me to believe that this wasn’t the first time words such as these had come out of her mouth and perhaps…

Are there lasting consequences for an actress who reveals too much of her body or alternatively not enough of her body on film? Deciding whether or not to perform in various states of undress can be a moral dilemma for many actresses struggling to build film credits and create a career for themselves in Hollywood. The choice is a deeply personal decision. The following is a takeaway from my perspective as a director who just shot a feature film that contained both nudity and simulated sex. Because I also wrote the screenplay I knew that each moment in the script…

A look at retired porn star Tinslee Reagan now known as Emily Cheree, one of the star actresses in the upcoming indie feature film, NOWHERELAND. Chew ‘em up and spit them out. Retired at 21. The porn biz. Due to the risqué subject matter of my first feature film NOWHERELAND, which explores underage prostitution and the societal tragedy of sexual abuse, my initial thought when casting the film was to look for a young “adult star” to cast in one of the leading roles. Certainly a “porn star” wouldn’t be frightened by the idea of playing a role riddled with…

Around the age of thirteen, I remember the song “Desperado” by the Eagles playing on the television. My mother turned to me and said, “This song is so you.” WHAT! I will never forget that moment I believe she was referring to the line: “Seems to me some fine things, have been laid upon your table, but you only want the ones you can’t get.” The truth is, “some fine things have been laid upon my table”. But I chose the hard road. Apparently I chose the hard road before I even knew what the hard road was. The image…