It was on this day, July 5, 1960 actor Douglas Sills was born in Detroit, Michigan.  He grew up in the suburb of Franklin.  He   attended Cranbrook School, from which he graduated in 1978, and the University of Michigan where he majored in music. Largely a stage actor,   Sills is most famous on Broadway for creating the role of Percy in Frank Wildhorn’s “The Scarlet … Continue reading #M(ichigan)M(ovie)H(istory), On this day, July 5, 1960, actor Douglas Sills was born

It was on this day,  July 3, 2005,  American film and television actor  Harrison Richard Young died. Most recognized for his role as the elderly Private James Ryan in Steven Spielberg’s 1998 war epic Saving Private Ryan, Young starred in over 100 films and television episodes, Young’s other credits include Passions, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses. Young was born … Continue reading #M(ichigan)M(ovie)H(istory), On this day, July 3, 2005, actor Harrison Young died RIP

It was on this day,  July 2, 1960, American screenwriter and film producer,  Terry Rossio was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Best known for having written Aladdin, Shrek, and all five Pirates of the Caribbean films,  he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Shrek for which he won the Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production and the BAFTA Award … Continue reading #M(ichigan)M(ovie)H(istory), On this day, July 2, 1960, Terry Rossio was born

I ran into one of my teachers from Specs Howard…..whom is solely responsible for getting me on the “acting train” Brian Heintz pictured here with Matthew Winne He said this in July 2013 “Brian, I know you haven’t acted before but I want you to be one of the main characters (along side Maria Lucia Safi)in my 48 hour film project.” We ended up winning … Continue reading Watch out, Vin Diesel! Brian is coming! Brian Heintz talks of how he began acting