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Follow Up to 'Communication Breakdown' Announced by Director
Wednesday, March
29, 2006
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As the producers of "Communication Breakdown" prepare to launch a cross-country film and music tour to coincide with the simultaneous DVD release of the raucous comedy, the makers of that movie are set to begin pre-production on a new film, a quirky romantic comedy entitled, "One Night With You."
"Not to give away too much of the plot, but it's a funny little love story set in the world of reality television," says director
Richard
O'Sullivan, who scripted from an original story by "Communication Breakdown"
creator Dan
Lashley. "It's a date movie, plain and simple. An unabashed attempt to win the hearts of the Multiplex-attending, Blockbuster-renting populous."
Lost Colony Entertainment, the production company making the film, is currently in talks with several noted actors about joining the cast of "One Night With You." The romantic comedy, executive produced by Fred Hueston, is expected to begin principal photography later this year.
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Gallo Re Ignites
Christner Controversy by Pimping Himself Out
Sunday, March
26, 2006
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Actor/director Vincent Gallo has
gone and done it again. The controversial filmmaker, whose previous stunts
include putting a fellatio scene in a "mainstream" film ("The
Brown Bunny") and attempting to sell his on sperm online, is now whoring
himself out...literally.
"I have decided to make myself available to all
women," says Gallo. "All women who can afford me, that is. For the
modest fee of $50,000 plus expenses, I can fulfill the wish, dream, or fantasy
of any naturally born female. The fee covers one evening with Vincent Gallo.
For those who wish to enjoy my company for a weekend, the fee is increased to
a mere $100,000. Heavy set, older, red heads and even black chicks can have me
if they can pay the bill. No real female will be refused. However, I highly
frown upon any male having even the slightest momentary thought or wish that
they could ever become my client. No way Jose. However, female couples of the
lesbian persuasion can enjoy a Vincent Gallo evening together for $100,000.
$200,000 buys the lesbos a weekend. A weekend that will have them
second-guessing."
Many are saying Gallo has gone off the deep end and needs
therapy but filmmaker Richard
O'Sullivan, a big fan of Gallo's film "Buffalo 66," thinks the
guy is a genius.
"He's one of the few people in the biz who really
shakes things up," says O'Sullivan. "I see a lot of Andy Kaufman in
him and that's meant as a compliment."
One part of Gallo's pitch that O'Sullivan does see a
problem with is using the Chloe Sevigny oral sex scene in "The Brown
Bunny" as a selling point. Last year, actor Jacob
Christner ("Communication
Breakdown") made the outrageous claim that it was actually his penis
which doubled for Gallo's in the much-maligned film, a claim buoyed by the
fact that Gallo's face and genitals are never in the same shot at the same
time.
"As much as I'm a fan of Vincent and his antics, this
could open up some worms," says O'Sullivan. "In both the sperm sale
and booty sale, Gallo points to that one blowjob scene as a sample of what
they're purchasing. If the rumors are true and it's not his penis, then that
would leave him wide open for legal action. Maybe even investigation by the
Federal Trade Commission."
No truth to the rumor that Christner plans
to sell bottles of his own product at flea markets for two dollars a bottle.
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'Communication
Breakdown' Star Cancels Appearances Due to Illness
Friday, March
24, 2006
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Wrestler-turned-actor Brian
Heffron (UPN's "Smackdown") was forced to cancel several recent
public appearances this past week after a severe case of the flu triggered an
asthma attack.
Suffering from a 105-degree temperature, the personable
grappler who plays a bumbling security guard named Jake in "Communication
Breakdown," is currently taking antibiotics while resting at home. He
plans to be back in the ring once he recovers.
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"You know it had to be a pretty serious situation to
put Brian out of commission," says his pal, filmmaker Richard
O'Sullivan. "This is a guy who doesn't let anything stop him from
doing what he loves so this must've been torture for him. Hopefully he'll be
back on his feet in no time."
Heffron, known to wrestling fans as "The Blue
Meanie," has also appeared in "Beyond the Mat" (from
Oscar winner Ron Howard) and the cult horror flick "Swamp Zombies,"
as well as the WB sitcom "Nikki."
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'Communication
Breakdown' Comic In the Works
Friday, March
24, 2006
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Just as "Communication
Breakdown" prepares for its simultaneous college tour and DVD
release, the first issue of the comic book version of CB, from the newly
formed Lost Colony Comics, is on its way as well.
Featuring a story written by Dan
Lashley & John
Michael Burgess and the artwork of Dan Denholt, the comic will be made
available at "Kashapalooza" stops and conventions alike, including
the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, which will feature appearances by such stars
as Satu
Rautaharju and Jasmin
St. Claire (whose characters are featured in the CB book).
Also in the works from Lost Colony Comics is a graphic
novel featuring characters from the upcoming television pilot, "Breach
of Heaven."
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'Communication
Breakdowners' Prepare for Busy Weekend
Friday, March
24, 2006
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Checking out the weekend events calendar, several key
players in the "Communication
Breakdown" universe have a busy weekend schedule planned.
Those of you in the Boston area can check out Satu
Rautaharju (Misty) at Comicazi in Summerville, where she'll be promoting
her new "Captain Schoolgirl" line of comic books and DVD's at an
in-store signing. For more information, call 617-666-COMIX (2664).
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The band 50 Cent Haircut, which contributed several songs
to the "Communication
Breakdown" soundtrack, will be playing at the uber-swank Liquid Kitty
club in West Los Angeles this Sunday.
Internet surfers can check out two 'Breakdowners'
this weekend, as they host their own shows online. Fred
Hueston (Old Man McCormick) will take calls on his live "Around the
House" home lifestyles radio program from 2 to 5 pm eastern time this
Saturday. You can listen by
Clicking
here...
Also, Jasmin
St. Claire (Janice) can be seen hosting the all new "Metal
Scene" TV show, which will air on this website at 10 pm eastern time
Saturday night. Earlier that evening, St. Claire will be taking phone calls
for a show that will be taped in Los Angeles and which will air later on this
site. You can talk to the star from 7 to 8 pm eastern time by calling
818-778-5019.
Meanwhile, you can check out "Communication
Breakdown" soundtrack contributors Lovehammers (featuring Marty Casey
from INXS: Rock Star) in a live performance (doing "The Tunnel" from "Communication Breakdown" as well as two other songs) on VH1 right now by
Clicking
here...
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WB Network Puts Censored
Show Online in Unedited Form
Friday, March
24, 2006
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The New York Times is reporting that the WB Network
(which will soon be merged with CBS-owned UPN as the new CW Network) will
place an unedited version of a new pilot series online after censors removed
several scenes fearing an FCC fine.
Tom Fontana (legendary producer of such shows as
"Homicide: Life on the Streets," "St. Elsewhere," and
"Oz") was asked by network officials to remove what they deemed
"controversial content" from his new show, "The Bedford
Diaries," and he flat out refused. The WB then allowed their censor to
make the cuts and proceeded to announce that they would instead air Fontana's
original version on the Internet.
"Audiences these days are being forced to seek
alternative methods if they want to see the real thing," says Fontana.
"It's like they're telling people that broadcast television now has much
less interesting stuff than you see on the Web or cable."
However, cable isn't immune to the pressures either. Just
recently, Comedy Central pulled a repeat of its controversial "South
Park" Scientology-bashing episode after the church (and reportedly Tom
Cruise himself) complained. Cruise, who denies that he had anything to do with
the show being yanked, had reportedly threatened to pull out of doing
publicity for his upcoming film, "Mission: Impossible 3" if the
repeat ran as scheduled. "MI3" is a property of Viacom, which also
owns Comedy Central.
"South Park," which began on the Internet nearly
a decade ago, has a strong fan base which is now threatening to boycott
Cruise's film in retaliation.
"I think this is an interesting social
phenomenon," says Producer Fred
Hueston, whose pilot episode for his upcoming "Traveling Man"
has also drawn some flak for its content. "It clearly shows that there's
a shift in the way we receive our electronic entertainment and information.
We're no longer at the whim of just a small handful of avenues to distribute
programming and in a lot of cases, it seems the consumer has the upper hand
over the product supplier, which wasn't always the case in the past. It was
more of a seller's market because there were such limited means of getting
content delivered. That's no longer the case and it's truly a fascinating time
to be working in this industry."
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Lost Colony 'Accident
Curse' Strikes Again
Thursday, March
23, 2006
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Add sixteen-year-old Karolina Stefko (Poom-Ka in
"Traveling Man") to the list of actors who've worked with Lost
Colony to find themselves involved in highway mishaps.
"It was sooo scary," says the bubbly
model/actress. "I was coming home from the mall at, like, six at night
and the traffic and sun were really bad so like, in the [driver's
training] book it told me that if I can't see the road I'm supposed to look at
the white line...so I did and, like, the car in front of me just stopped
really fast."
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At this point, the young starlet's brief life flashed
before her eyes. "So, like, I couldn't see her, y'know, therefore I tried
to break...but it was impossible for me to stop that fast so I just
ended up--BANG!--hitting her. I mean, like, it's not bad bad. My car is
almost fixed and the cop only put two points on my insurance instead of four
so, you know..."
In much happier news, the teen star announced that she's
going to prom.
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Lindsay Lohan Gunning
for Satu's 'Wonder Woman' Role?
Thursday, March
23, 2006
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Teen queen Lindsay Lohan has let it be known that she wants to play Paradise
Island's favorite princess in the upcoming "Wonder Woman" film from
director Joss Whedon and producer Joel Silver.
The five-feet-seven perky freckled redhead isn't exactly the first choice
that pops into one's mind when casting a powerful Greek amazon, but Whedon has
been known to throw in a swerve from time to time.
"Communication
Breakdown" star Satu
Rautaharju has long been rumored to top the list of actresses being sought
for the role. Catherine Zeta-Jones, another frontrunner on that list, recently
stated she had no interest in pursuing the project.
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Watch 'Metal Scene' This
Saturday Night Online
Wednesday, March
22, 2006
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Beginning this Saturday night at 10 pm eastern time/7 pm pacific, you can view
the all new "Metal Scene" television show, hosted by actress/model Jasmin
St. Claire, on this website.
Originating from Los Angeles, "Metal Scene" features the latest
videos from the world of metal as well as interviews with noted names from the
head banging realm. St. Claire, who also hosts the popular "Metal's
Darkside" DVD series, stars in the upcoming Lost Colony Entertainment
comedy, "Communication
Breakdown."
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Filmmaker Applauds
Court's Decision in Teacher Sex Scandal
Tuesday, March
21, 2006
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Prosecutors in Florida dropped sex charges against a twenty-five-year-old
former middle school teacher today, ruling that it would be "too
traumatic" for her "victim," a horny 14-year-old boy, to
testify.
"Sweet Jesus on a pogo stick with a candle up his ass, people need to get
a grip." says filmmaker Richard
O'Sullivan in regards to educator Debra Lafave doing the nasty with a
student. "One, at fourteen, this boy was probably getting a boner just
looking at an electric can opener.
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Two, he had this hot, crazy, nymphodelicious piece of
ass...who looked like Christina Applegate for Christ sake...leanin' on him,
nurturing him, gently guiding him through the trials and tribulations of the
jungle that is the public school system...I mean, Gawd! Just...let 'em screw.
Screw like the wind. Like monkeys! If I had some super smokin' loony bitch
jumpin' my bones after school when I was fourteen, I'd probably be waaay
less screwed up than I am today. I say fire all the old hags in school and put
Hooter's girls in the class room. Seriously, they should just implement a
blowjob system. For every passing grade, a kid gets sucked off. Test scores
would improve dramatically overnight."
O'Sullivan went on to say that Lafave should call him when
she gets her ankle bracelet off.
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'Communication
Breakdown' Star in New Music Video
Tuesday, March
21, 2006
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As host of the "Metal's Darkside" DVD series and
the all new "Metal Scene" TV show, "Communication
Breakdown" star Jasmin
St. Claire is certainly no stranger to head banging. Therefore, it comes
as no surprise to see her featured in the new video, "Capture the
Magic," from the band Icarus Witch.
St. Claire plays a Dulcinea-in-distress, trapped in a
seemingly inescapable netherworld in this brilliantly visual, effects-laden
clip from Swedish auteur Mats Lundberg. To see the video,
Click
here...
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Chloe Sevigny Storms Off
Set After 'Brown Bunny' Question
Tuesday, March
21, 2006
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Veteran ABC newswoman Barbara Walters was stunned recently
when actress Chloe Sevigny (along with Bill Paxton, her co-star in the new TV
series, "Big Love"), stormed off the set of "The View" following questions
about her controversial fellatio scene in the Vincent Gallo movie,
"The Brown Bunny."
Last year, Jacob
Christner (who plays Choke Boy in "Communication
Breakdown") made national headlines and incurred the wraith of Gallo
when he claimed that it was his special goodies Sevigny had in her mouth in the
scandalous movie. Christner later recanted his statement but the fact remains
that Gallo's face and genitals were never shown in the same frame at the same
time, leading many to speculate that a body double was in fact used.
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'Communication
Breakdown' Hottie Visits Diamond David Lee Roth
Monday, March
20, 2006
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Jasmin
St. Claire, who plays sexy secretary Janice in "Communication
Breakdown," will appear on the new radio show hosted by rocker David
Lee Roth later this month.
Roth, the original lead singer for Van Halen, took over the syndicated
network formerly piloted by Howard Stern last January after the controversial
"King of All Media" bolted for Sirius Satellite Radio.
St. Claire landed a major role in the upcoming "National Lampoon's
Dorm Daze 2" (from the makers of "Van Wilder," "Animal
House," and the Chevy Chase "Vacation" movies) after producers
saw footage from her performance in "Communication Breakdown."
"Jas is silencing her critics," says her friend, filmmaker Richard
O'Sullivan. "She's got such a natural on-camera presence. She's as
talented as she is beautiful and I couldn't be happier for her."
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'Communication
Breakdown' Star Leaves the Booth for the Road
Monday, March
20, 2006
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Actor/musician Willie
Repoley will hit the open highway once again this May, as he launches yet
another tour with his band, the critically-acclaimed Mock Turtle Soup.
The eclectic three-piece ensemble (also featuring Chris Holleman and Pearl
Mueller) will make stops in such towns as Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati,
Ohio; and Greenville, South Carolina, playing a unique style of music that has
become closely associated with American Contra dancing.
Meanwhile, Repoley can also be heard providing voices for the animated
television series, "Miami Guns." He stars as conflicted disc jockey
Cary Martin in
"Communication
Breakdown."
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Captain Schoolgirl Flies
to the Rescue in Beantown
Thursday,
March 16, 2006
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After becoming the surprise hit of the New York Comic
Convention, Satu
Rautaharju ("Captain Schoolgirl") is now taking her crime
fighting crusade to in-store appearances around the country.
Satu, who also plays psycho babe Misty in "Communication
Breakdown," will next appear in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday
March 25, signing copies of her comic book and DVD at Comicazi.
Rautaharju was recently named one of the hottest
female stars from Canada, appearing alongside the likes of Avril Lavigne
and Evangeline Lilly.
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'Communication
Breakdown' Creator Plans Directorial Debut
Thursday, March
16, 2006
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Actor/Writer/Producer Dan
Lashley will soon be adding "Director" to his business card. The
twenty-eight year old mastermind behind "Communication
Breakdown" has begun pre-production on an untitled project that he
will both star in and helm.
"I've read the script," says Marvel Comics writer
Madison Carter. "It's the best thing Danny's written. I was just gonna
read a few pages at a time but couldn't stop. I usually don't do that. It's an awesome
script."
Lashley's longtime writing and producing partner Richard
O'Sullivan echoes Carter's sentiment. "It's the most mature writing
he's ever done. A very quirky character study. I can't wait to see what he
does with this."
Production is scheduled to commence shortly after the
conclusion of this fall's cross-country "Kashapalooza" tour to
promote the release of the
"Communication
Breakdown"
DVD and soundtrack CD.
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Filmmaker Goes Back to
Radio Roots With New Show
Thursday, March
16, 2006
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Writer/Producer/Director Richard
O'Sullivan has become somewhat synonymous with projects set in the world
of radio. His first movie, the infamously shelved Anthony Stewart Head
project, "Radio Free Babylon (Or How to Suck the Brain of a President's
Daughter)," portrayed radio executives as evil mind controllers bent on
world domination while the upcoming "Communication
Breakdown" has been described as "Clerks on the airwaves."
What some may not know, however, is that O'Sullivan himself
is a former on-air personality, starting in the radio biz when he was only
nineteen. Now the thirtysomething helmer is returning to that world with a new
show called "Live from the Unabomber Cathedral." The program will
feature an eclectic mix of music and talk and will air initially on the Lost
Colony website before being expanded to include syndicated and satellite
distribution.
The title of the show is a nod to O'Sullivan's domicile
during the making of "Radio Free Babylon," which he lovingly
referred to as "The Unabomber Shack." He later rechristened it
"The Unabomber Cathedral" after becoming a non-denominational
minister via the Internet.
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'Communication
Breakdown' Star Hits Cover of Lollipop Magazine
Friday, March
10, 2006
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Actress/model/rocker Satu
Rautaharju has been pegged to grace the cover of April's issue of Lollipop
Magazine, filling out a pair of shorts in a way that Grandma might not
approve.
The twenty-three-year old stunner, known for her
appearances on such shows as "One Tree Hill" and "Dawson's
Creek" (along with her band Straight Razor Seduction), most recently
appeared alongside supermodel Adriana Lima in a Maybeline commercial. She's
been working as of late on a super heroine project called "Captain
Schoolgirl."
When reached for comment about the magazine cover,
Rautaharju's "Communication
Breakdown" director Richard
O'Sullivan could only muster one sentence ("Whoa, Sally...")
before spending the next two hours whimpering like a puppy. To check out the
new pics,
Click
here...
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'Communication
Breakdown' Readies for Long Awaited Release
Monday, March
6, 2006
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The long-delayed "Communication
Breakdown" is at last ready to go. The raucous comedy, which has
been compared to such films as "Clerks," "Empire Records,"
and "Airheads," is finally in the can and will soon be striking out
at an unsuspecting populous.
"It's been a long time coming," says the film's
star and producer Dan
Lashley (who wrote the story and scripted with the help of director Richard
O'Sullivan). "We built this thing from scratch and hit a lot of bumps
along the way but to finally have it ready to go is better than winning an
Oscar."
Geared toward a college audience from the onset,
"Communication
Breakdown"
will launch a university tour in the fall called "Kashapalooza"
(named after Lashley's character in the film, DJ Kash Flagg), which will
feature not only a screening of the film but also performances from bands
appearing on the soundtrack.
"We've got over fifty pieces of music in the
film," says Executive Producer Fred
Hueston. "Really good music. We're set in a radio station so it makes
sense that the tunes would really move things a long. We're very fortunate to
have established great relationships with some terrific musical artists and
we're excited to have the opportunity to hit the road with them."
True to the outlaw theme of the film itself, "Communication
Breakdown"
will reject the normal distribution windows and make itself available through
various distribution channels simultaneously.
"We were really galvanized by the strategy used for
Steven Soderbergh's recent film," says O'Sullivan. "Releasing
'Bubble' in theatres, on DVD, on cable, and on Broadband Internet at the same
time really ruffled some feathers, but it's the wave of the future and right
in line with what we had planned to do all along. We're not closing any doors
in regards to working with major studios but from the very start, we said we
weren't playing the 'ho' in this scenario. We're pimping out of the gate, no
if's, and's, or but's."
Film critic Roger Ebert echoes O'Sullivan's sentiments
about the dissolution of the old windows of distribution. "Not every film
is 'King Kong.' Not every film has to play the Multiplexes. Why shouldn't
filmmakers get their films out to their audience in whatever fashion possible?
It beats having the film simply sitting on a shelf and not being seen. I liken
it to going to a Rolling Stones concert, then going out into the lobby as you
leave to pick up their new CD. Well, really, it's the same thing. What's wrong
with being able to buy a DVD in the lobby of the film you just watched on the
big screen? Or seeing it on pay-per-view? Or the Internet?"
In addition to the fall college screenings, producers plan
to screen "Communication
Breakdown"
in select cities as well as market the DVD at fan conventions (three of the
film's stars -- Brian
"The Blue Meanie" Heffron, Jasmin
St. Claire, and Satu
Rautaharju -- are popular favorites on the fan con circuit). Negotiations
are ongoing for major retail DVD and television distribution.
"Kashapalooza" will be sponsored in part by the
soon-to-launch ampDADDY.com, a new Broadband Internet service featuring
network-quality entertainment programming.
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Filmmaker Applauds Oscar
Night Telecast
Monday, March
6, 2006
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"Honestly? I thought Jon Stewart was the best Oscar
host I've ever seen," says
"Communication
Breakdown"
director Richard
O'Sullivan. "He toned his act down just enough to be
'non-threatening' in the way that Bob Hope and Johnny Carson were, but put
enough bite in his wit that you didn't feel like your intelligence was being
robbed or your time was being wasted."
Stewart, the forty something stand-up comic who parlayed a
gig as a 90's talk show host for MTV and Paramount syndication into a career
as a pop culture icon (with his ongoing stint as anchor for "The Daily
Show"), opened the 79th Annual Academy Awards with a skit featuring
former Oscar hosts Billy Crystal, David Letterman, Whoopi Goldberg, and Chris
Rock, each turning down the thankless job.
"I prefer Jon in that particular role to any of those
people," says O'Sullivan. "It was great how he never lost that
sheepish look on his face. It was like watching the show with a friend. You
sit there, knowing how messed up and garish it all is but it's part of the
culture, you can't not watch, so goofing on it while you go through the
motions is part of the fun. He totally got that vibe and turned it into a hip
happening in the process. I thought it actually flew by fast. The comedy hit
the mark most of the time, the producers kept things moving, the graphics and
video packages were cool, I thought it was the best produced, and easily
digestible, Oscar show I've ever seen. Plus 'Crash' deserved to win, so it had
a happy ending."
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Director of 'MySpace: The Movie' Nabs Deal With MTV
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
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David Lehre, who directed the short comedy "MySpace: The Movie" has been offered a deal with MTVU, MTV's online college-based broadband network, after his satirical film was uploaded onto YouTube.com and viewed by more than six million Internet users.
"David's story just goes to prove what we've been saying," says Producer Fred Hueston. "Old Hollywood is dying on the vine. The new technology is making a brave new world possible. This kid came out of nowhere and suddenly he's turning into a player overnight. The smart companies are the ones who are gonna embrace this sort of thing instead of fighting it."
Surprisingly, MySpace founder Tom Anderson is a fan of the flick himself and even congratulated Lehre on his success. To watch the film,
Click
here...
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'Communication Breakdown' Star Wins Over the New York Comic Con
Wednesday,
March 1, 2006
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"Captain Schoolgirl" proved to be a big hit at this past weekend's New York Comic Convention, as Satu Rautaharju (Misty in the Dan Lashley-created "Communication Breakdown") hit the floors to meet and greet with fans.
Even execs from Marvel Comics were stoked to hang out with the sexy super heroine, obviously taking note that her comic books and DVD's were flying off the tables despite having a very limited promotional campaign.
"Satu could sell bottled water to an electric eel," says filmmaker Richard O'Sullivan. "Everything she touches turns to gold. I'm smelling Captain Schoolgirl action figures, refrigerator magnets, and ice cream bars in every home within two years flat."
Visit the newly launched Captain Schoolgirl website by
Clicking
here...
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