casting-calls
A Pennsylvania State Rep. Is Casting "Extras" to Pretend to Support Him At Polling Places Today
Sam Biddle · 04/26/16 10:15AM"I'm a Lannister, Suck Me Off": Casting Call for Game of Thrones Flasher
Jay Hathaway · 06/18/15 04:20PMOnce Game of Thrones came to an agreement with a Croatian church to lock down the filming location for Cersei Lannister’s naked walk of shame, and secured a body double for Lena Headey, there was only one thing missing from one of the most important scenes of the season 5 finale: a guy to flash his dick and shout “I’m a Lannister, suck me off!”
Straight Outta Compton Casting Call Is Racist as Hell
Hamilton Nolan · 07/17/14 09:25AMWhat Not to Wear Seeking Frumpy Female Journalists
Hamilton Nolan · 09/22/10 10:57AMWill & Grace-Inspired Reality Show Looking for Sad, Dateless Codependents
Richard Lawson · 02/11/10 06:09PMThe Search for NYC's Most Horrible Women
cityfile · 01/27/10 12:52PMCasting Vinny
cityfile · 10/21/09 11:18AMAnd you thought there weren't any decent jobs out there. The New York-New York hotel/casino in Las Vegas is looking for a "spokesperson" to interact with its guests on a daily basis. Naturally the low-rent venue is looking for someone with "true New York attitude" to assume the role. So it's now casting "Vinny," someone with a "eats chicken wings, sings drinking songs and dances an Irish jig." (The hotel is hoping to combine Italian and Irish stereotypes into a single character, apparently.) You'll need to be good at playing video games, know a lot about sports, and be pretty good at stand-up comedy to make the cut. If that describes you—and you enjoy making small talk with old ladies from the Midwest—you should probably head to the airport as soon as possible. You can thank us later. [WBTV]
Lehman Brothers: The Movie
cityfile · 09/10/09 10:42AMThe movie about the fall of Lehman Brothers aired on the BBC last night. The Financial Times' Alphaville blog wasn't the least bit impressed with the "cringeworthingly hilarious" made-for-TV production. The "failed irony, bad acting and moral superiority," along with "overly earnest analogies to the movie Fight Club" and "a very sweaty OCD-obsessive clown-like Dick Fuld," gave it "the quality [of a] straight-to-video release," Izabella Kaminska reports. We'll leave it to you to decide how the filmmakers fared in terms of casting. From left to right: actor Henry Goodman as Morgan Stanley chief John Mack; and Michael Brandon as "brash tough-talking" JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Update: Dealbreaker has a clip of the movie here. [FT]
The Sex and the City Sequel Brings Out the Best
cityfile · 08/04/09 08:32AMIf you walked down West 18th Street this morning and you saw a long line of women standing outside the Metropolitan Pavilion dressed in outfits from 1999 (or crouched on the ground applying makeup), it's because producers of the Sex and the City sequel are holding an open casting call for extras until 4pm today:
Your 'Housewife' Opportunity Awaits
cityfile · 06/22/09 08:34AMComing Soon to Basic Cable
cityfile · 05/26/09 09:02AMCasting Call
Hamilton Nolan · 08/08/08 03:26PMHipster Porn Flick Seeks 'Bushdick' Actors
Hamilton Nolan · 05/06/08 11:56AMWhat do you do when you need to find some good stars for your upcoming porn film, but are too cheap to put a free ad on Craigslist? Hang a flier on a pole in Bushwick, of course. And to maximize responses, just leave space at the bottom for everyone interested in starring in your low-budget fuckfest to write in their name, "Length, Girth," and email or Myspace address. Don't worry, your friends will respect you in the morning. It's a perfect opportunity for you indie rock kids in "Bushdick" to earn some extra cash between jobs. Click through for a bigger picture, and to read the enticing pitch: