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Did Woody Allen Rob
Richard O'Sullivan Blind?
Thursday,
April 28, 2005
New Photos of Aleks West
Now Online
Sunday,
April 24, 2005
"Communication
Breakdown" beauty Aleks
West is ready for summer to arrive. The drop-dead gorgeous actress/model
can now be seen online modeling some of this season's hottest designs
(including a couple of bikinis that may cause heart palpitations in some
of our more fragile viewers). Writer/Producer/Director Richard
O'Sullivan, who calls West "The New
Ann-Margret," believes that her role as lovesick disc jockey Paige
in "Communication
Breakdown" will make her a star. "Dear God, just look
at her," says the filmmaker. "Is there anything you can do besides
whimper like a puppy?" To see the photos,
Click
here...
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'Communication
Breakdown' Star Contemplates the Universe
Sunday,
April 24, 2005
Actress Katie
Lester, who stars as Lori, the runaway teen who proves to be more
than a match for outlaw DJ Kash Flagg (Dan
Lashley) in Richard
O'Sullivan's "Communication
Breakdown," can also be seen in a 10-minute experimental
short entitled "The Universal Theories of the Duke of
Zeppelin," now airing in some markets on public television.
"Zeppelin," directed by Matt Tarquino, is a unique tale
about a girl who goes for a walk with her dog and winds up
contemplating the origin, existence, and spread of the universe and
multiple dimensions. To see the short, Click
here...
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'Communication
Breakdown' Star Takes Part in 'Alternative Photo Fest' With Fountains Of Wayne
Sunday,
April 24, 2005
Satu
Rautaharju (who plays Dan
Lashley's psycho girlfriend in "Communication
Breakdown") recently took part in a day-long photo shoot with
alternative model and metal photographers Pia Schacter, Bruce Bettis (of
Zeroflesh.com), Joel Benjamin,
and Brian B just to name a few. The shoot was, in essence, a "photo
festival" organized by Schacter, and featured several models of
note, plus such noted bands as Fountains of Wayne, DIECAST, and
Porphyria. Satu's part in the shoot was featured in last Wednesday's
issue of the Boston Phoenix. To view Rautaharju in all her gothic glory,
Click
here...
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'Communication
Breakdown' Star Launches New Band Site
Wednesday,
April 20, 2005
Meredith Sause, who stars in "Communication
Breakdown" as radio executive Amanda Byrne, has launched a new
website devoted to the music of her band My Little Phony. The site
features news and music clips from the acclaimed alternative band, which
has been featured in numerous projects by Writer/Producer/Director Richard
O'Sullivan. To check out the site,
Click
here...
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'Communication
Breakdown' Rocker Hits 'The OC'
Sunday,
April 10, 2005
Rocker Trent
Dabbs, who made his big screen debut in the Richard
O'Sullivan-directed "Communication
Breakdown" (playing himself in a couple of scenes as well as
performing the song "Love
Divide" with his band Always Sunday) has now landed a coveted
musical slot on the Fox teen drama "The OC." Dabbs' song
"The Love Goes" (from his acclaimed album "Quite
Often") was tapped by producers of the hit series as background
music for an emotional scene between Seth (Adam Brody) and Summer
(Rachel Bilson). Dabbs opened for the legendary R.E.M. in 2004.
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'Real World' Star Helps
Sumo Champ Get Real Fit
Sunday,
April 10, 2005
In what some are calling "the largest reality show ever," one
of the original stars of MTV's "The Real World" is on a
mission to help America's heftiest athlete get his weight under control.
Eric Nies, who was part of the show that pioneered the current reality
television craze, will host a new series called "Get
Tiny," in which he will attempt to whip World Sumo wrestling champ
(and star of HBO's "Oz") Emanuel "Tiny" Yarbrough
into shape. Nies, who hosted such dance-oriented shows as "The
Grind" and the updated "Dance Fever," is also a noted
fitness guru with a successful line of workout videos under his belt.
Yarbrough, a former college football star who has competed in both judo
and the Ultimate Fighting Championships, weighs in at a whopping 770
lbs. The fighter hopes to shed 400 lbs under the tutelage of Nies.
To learn more, Click
here...
To hear Nies interviewed about the show, Click
here..
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Communication
Breakdown' Producer/Star Hits the Airwaves
Sunday,
April 10, 2005
Fred
Hueston, who served as Executive Producer on the Richard
O'Sullivan-directed "Communication
Breakdown," a comedy set inside a radio station, hit the
airwaves for real Saturday, as he kicked off his new show, "Around
the House with Fred Hueston." A respected chemist, architect, and
home improvement expert, Hueston is a nationally syndicated newspaper
columnist, author of numerous books, and the founder of the
International Stone Institute. He also stars in "Communication
Breakdown" as the befuddled owner of radio station WUWP
("The Big Woop"). To check out a photo of Fred doing his
latest gig,
Click here...
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Controversial 'Radio
Free Babylon' to Re-Launch in 2006?
Saturday,
April 9, 2005
It is perhaps the most controversial unproduced motion picture script in
the history of independent cinema. The infamous "Radio Free Babylon
(Or How to Suck the Brain of a President's Daughter)" burst out of
the skull of "Communication
Breakdown" director Richard
O'Sullivan and began circulating around Hollywood in 2000. Soon,
stars like Anthony Stewart Head (Giles on "Buffy the Vampire
Slayer"), Lindsay Felton (Randy Quaid's daughter in
"Grind"), and Tanya Roberts ("That 70's Show,"
"Charlie's Angels") attached to the project with rocker
Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Teen) coming onboard to provide
the music. However, before the movie could become a reality, a
strange series of incidents (including on-set sabotage, gunplay, and an
FBI investigation) caused the project to slam on the breaks. Now
there are rumblings that the film might finally get off the ground. To
read reviews from Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Entertainment about
the original screenplay,
Click
here...
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Pics from New Satu
Rautaharju Projects Now Online
Saturday,
April 9, 2005
Screen captures from "Communication
Breakdown" beauty Satu
Rautaharju's latest film, "In the Woods," are now online.
"In the Woods" is a teen slasher film which stars goth
goddess Rautaharju in the uncharacteristic role of a straight-laced
preppy nerd (although CB director Richard
O'Sullivan insists that is the "real Satu"). Photos
from Satu's TV show "E Asylum" are also online (featuring Satu
interviewing the likes of "Scrubs" star Zach Braff and rockers
HOD). To see those pics, and other great shots,
Click
here...
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'Communication
Breakdown' Producer Heading for Neverland?
Thursday,
April 7, 2005
A source inside the camp of legendary producer Dr. Freeze says plans are
already being made for "King of Pop" Michael Jackson's
post-trial comeback sessions and that John
Edmonds (who has recently worked with the likes of Mario Winans,
N.E.R.D. spin-off group SpyMob, and produced Richard
O'Sullivan's "Communication
Breakdown") will be tapped to direct Jacko's first video. Dr.
Freeze, best noted for his work with Jackson and Color Me Badd ("I
Wanna Sex You Up"), has gone on record as saying the pop legend's
spirits are up and that he's anxious to get back in the studio once
putting the scandal behind him. To see a clip of Mario Winans in the
studio with Edmonds,
Click
here...
Artist Takes Control of Sound and Career
Sunday,
April 3, 2005
When singer/songwriter Del's
first album "Go All
Night" dropped last
year, many insiders were
saying that the sky was the
limit for the 27 year old
Floridian. But the one
person who wasn't pleased
was the artist himself.
After a strong showing on
the Billboard charts,
airplay for his remake of
George Michael's classic
"Careless Whisper"
on both MTV and BET (a clip
masterminded by "Communication
Breakdown" producer
John
Edmonds), and an
electric appearance on
"Soul Train," Del
stunned observers when he
announced that he was taking
his music away from the
standard R&B into a more
serious, edgy direction.
"I think it's
obvious that the music
industry is stuck in a
creative rut," says "Communication
Breakdown" helmer
Richard
O'Sullivan. "When
the so-called experts took a
look at Del, they thought
'Hey, let's turn him into
the next Usher' or whatever.
Problem is, that's not who
he is. He's something
completely different. Quite
possibly someone like
Prince, Elvis, or even Kurt
Cobain, who just comes in,
says 'You're not gonna put
me in this narrowly
defined box,' and then just
reinvents the whole scene
without stopping to ask
anyone's permission to do
so. I think his work is
strong enough to turn the
industry upside down, and
bygod, I think it's about
time someone did."
While we wait for new Del
tracks to surface, you can
see the "Careless
Whisper" clip by
Clicking
here...
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