Marilyn

This month's Newsweek magazine is dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. The issue, named "Marilyn Monroe: The Lost Scrapbook" takes the reader inside Marilyn's life. It gives the reader a never-before-seen look at the Hollywood starlet's private life, from her secret love notes when she had an affair, to the inspiration behind her acting techniques.

Pick it up on news shelves, available until March 8th.

Tropfest

Hollywood is the Holy Grail of cinema for every aspiring filmmaker all over the world, and one country is doing something groundbreaking that can get their film-maker hopefuls one step closer to getting there.

Sydney, Australia hosts an annual short-film festival that showcases Australia's most talented filmmakers and allows them to compete for a variety of prizes. However, all eyes are on the 1st place prize-- $10,000, a new car, and a trip to Los Angeles to meet with top industry professionals. This is a dream come true for many Aussie film buffs, who would otherwise have to come up with about $3,000 just to get to the city of Angels, and with no promise of meeting any industry professionals.

Over 100,000 people attend Tropfest each year, making it the world's largest short film festival. 16 finalists are chosen from the hundreds of applicants, and the winner is carefully selected by a panel of celebrity judges, who in the past have included Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Sam Worthington, and Russel Crowe.

Click the link to find out more about Tropfest.

Below is a photo from when I went to Tropfest this past December!

You tell 'em Teller

It's always exciting when we see fresh, new faces on the big screen. One of these fresh faces I have been watching for the past few years is Miles Teller. He is a lesser known actor, not yet a household name, and no Oscars to boast-- but 2014 just might be his big year.

Miles' breakout role was in 2010 when he starred in "Rabbit Hole" alongside Nicole Kidman; However, he started gaining recognition with his role as the reckless, redneck best friend in "Footloose" with Julianne Hough in 2011. Since then he has starred in "Project X," "21 & Over," "The Spectacular Now" (alongside Shailene Woodley), and many others. This year alone, he has four movies coming out, with two in pre-production for 2015.

The next one up, which comes out on January 31st, is "That Awkward Moment," with Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan are his co-stars.

At just 26 years old, Miles is slowly establishing himself as a serious film-actor (although most of his roles are far from serious), and a force to be reckoned with. This will be a big year for Miles and his career, and I am rooting for him all the way.

You go, Miles!

My friend Kayla meeting Miles Teller at a bar in Tampa.

For the love of Scorsese

Jonah Hill recently revealed that he did "Wolf of Wall Street" for only $60,000! Now, to the average person, this may seem like a considerable amount of money. However for an A-list actor like Hill, in Hollywood, where millions are thrown around like candy, 60K is chump change. So, why would he agree to something so bizarre?


Click here to find out!

(Still of Jonah Hill in "Wolf of Wall Street")