Five Minutes With Nine-Year-Old Child Actress Quinn Copeland

by Bob Valleau on May 6, 2021

We recently talked with Fort Worth’s child actress, Quinn Copeland, 9, about her sassy role as Izzy on Peacock’s reboot of Punky Brewster. Her mom, Katie, joined in. Fun trivia: Quinn’s mom is an Aggie...

Action! Texas Authors Choose their Dream Casts

by Emily Hord on April 28, 2021

The 93rd Academy Awards are in the books. How did your favorite movies and actors fare? Any surprises?  We love a great story! So, with the Oscars and the fantasy world of Hollywood in mind,...

#TXVoices: Texas Tween Movie Actress Kiley Opsal

by Bob Valleau on March 24, 2021

Kiley Opsal is no stranger to the movie biz.  At just 12 years old, the Texas tween has gone from licking lollipops with the multi-talented Will Smith between takes in the 2020 action/comedy “Bad Boys...

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South By South Wherever You Are: The Evolution of SXSW

by Daniel Ramirez on March 16, 2021

March is here and, this year, it marks a severe milestone. It has been one year in this pandemic landscape, and it is beyond denial that life has changed in such a significant way. We...

#TXVoices: Showbiz Siblings, Austinites Charlotte and Tristan Riggs

by Bob Valleau on March 3, 2021

Acting is a family affair for the sister and brother pair of Charlotte Delaney Riggs and Tristan Riggs. Actors Charlotte Delaney Riggs (15), and younger brother Tristan (12), already have nearly 80 TV/film combined credits...

#TXVoices: Austinite Violet Brinson, Stella in The CW’s Hit Series, “Walker”

by Bob Valleau on February 24, 2021

This rising young Texan is nothing like her rebellious 16-year-old screen character. As a child, Violet Brinson read a lot of books and desperately wanted to be one of the characters in the story she...

Five Minutes With Texas Native, Teen Actress Paris Hepburn

by Bob Valleau on February 4, 2021

Even though Paris Hepburn wants to be known for her own style of acting and merits, she cannot deny her famous lineage. As the great great granddaughter of the iconic actress Audrey Hepburn, Paris is...

Five Minutes With Houstonian Shawn Welling, Multiple Award-Winning Director

by Bob Valleau on January 18, 2021

Shawn Welling is a former dancer/choreographer whose work has been seen on NFL/NHL Championship half-time shows, Cirque du Soleil, Broadway and MTV.  Today, this committed family man is the founder of Houston-based Welling Films, and...

Five Minutes With Alex Frnka, Lifetime Movies TV Star and Houston Native

by Bob Valleau on December 10, 2020

Actress Alex Frnka has a unicorn of a story to tell about her first professional break. Based in California since college, Frnka has appeared in over 20 Lifetime Movies and numerous TV series (Castle, Bones,...