• Top 10 Breakthrough Performances of 2013 – Actresses

    Here at BNH we believe that all actresses are created equal, some just had a better 2013 than others… Case in point these 10 talented ladies who’s dazzling breakthroughs are still the talk of the town. 1. Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years A Slave – When we first meet Kenyan-born Nyong’o’s Patsy in Steve McQueen’s harrowing film, […]

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  • New Hollywood Nepotism, Gone Right

    Whether it’s true or not what they say about a famous last name opening up precious doors in notoriously claustrophobic Hollywood, it is quite clear that outright nepotism still carries with it an unshakable stigma in this town. Little Jaden Smith is the latest performer to experience this, with his recent turn opposite his dad, […]

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    JEFF KITCHEN is for Scriptwriters what Stanislavski was for Actors | Our Q&A

    From Broadway to Hollywood, Jeff Kitchen has developed the tools for screenwriting mastery.

    Brave New Hollywood interview with Jeff Kitchen on screenwriting success
    Jeff Kitchen has taught thousands of students from Broadway to Hollywood. He was classically trained as a playwright, worked as a dramaturg in New York theater, and taught playwriting on Broadway. A top-rated teacher, he taught for thirty years and wrote the book, Writing a Great Movie: Key Tools for Successful Screenwriting. For the past three [...]

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