Midwest Movie Maker

Carrie Coon, Copley, Ohio, native and 'Gone Girl' co-star One thing I love about working on Midwest Movie Maker is that I’m always delighted when I discover new actors, actresses and filmmakers from the Midwest making it big on the silver screen. Take for example Carrie Coon . Coon co-stars in the upcoming David Fincher flick  Gone Girl . She plays Ben Affleck’s sister in the film. She also stars in the HBO show The Leftovers , as Nora Durst, and was nominated for a Tony Award in the Best Featured Actress category for her role in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? And get this. Coon is from Copley, Ohio . Copley!  That’s where I’m from . Of course now I’m searching every nook and cranny of my memory to determine if I’ve ever met Coon. She’s a bit younger, so it’s not likely. Though she may have rented videos from the video store where I worked. So, you know, six degrees of K-Mart Video and all of that. Anyway, Coon is coming to the Capitol Theatre in ...

Cleveland's Ed Ackerman as one of the famous (or infamous?) Capital One Visigoths. Even though Cleveland native Ed Ackerman is building a successful Hollywood career, there’s a pretty good chance his name isn’t ringing any bells. That’s okay. Because as soon as I tell you he’s one of three recurring Viking characters from Capital One’s popular television campaign , you’ll immediately think, “Oh, yea, that guy!” “My face may have arrived in your mailbox promoting Capital One, or popped up on an internet banner, inevitably annoying you and temporarily distracting you from finding out your sports teams score,” jokes Ackerman. Then, as you learn more about Ackerman’s growing filmography, you’ll start seeing him pop up everywhere (like in Bones or Vegas or Last Man Standing ). You’ll know that, sooner or later, he’ll catch fire, either in a feature film or a TV series, and you’ll be able to say, “Oh, yea, I was a fan of his before everyone became Ackermaniacs.” If...