A year ago, "Communication Breakdown" Director Richard O'Sullivan raised a bit of a ruckus when journalist Harry Knowles' website, Ain't It Cool News, incorrectly reported that a spec script O'Sullivan had written was the season opener to Joss Whedon's WB series, "Angel." Fast forward twelve months. As O'Sullivan was wrapping up work on his feature-length directorial debut, one of the last episodes of the cancelled "Angel" contained a most curious line. The ensouled vampire character Spike (James Marsters), while fighting a blue-haired demon named Illyria (Amy Acker), referred to his adversary as "The Blue Meanie." What's curious about this is that O'Sullivan's film, "Communication Breakdown" featured wrestling great Brian Heffron (better known to grappling fans as, you guessed it, "The Blue Meanie," a nickname garnered from the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine"). "Angel" writer David Fury is himself a huge wrestling fan and this past season, the show, which starred David Boreanez, contained an episode about a group of sibling Luchadores (Mexican wrestlers) who come back from the dead to fight evil.

Hot off the heels of his hysterical performance as Old Man McCormick in "Communication Breakdown" Fred Hueston will host "Set in Stone," a new TV pilot geared toward syndication or cable distribution for 2005. The proposed series from Lost Colony Entertainment will combine comedy skits with home improvement instruction and feature such CB alums as Jonathan Gilbert (The Doctor) and Holly Marlowe (Girl in Store) as part of the Marble Street Players. Hueston, one of the leading stone, marble, and tile experts in the world, has authored numerous books and has appeared on such outlets as The Discovery Channel.

This past week, Producer Linda Jean Marlowe called upon her "Communication Breakdown" pals to assist with her pet charity project, the Mountain Adventure Renaissance Faire, and the troops came out in full force. Director Richard O'Sullivan, First A.D. Teresa Villa, Associate Producers Larry Stoy and Breazi Breazeale, Key Grip Mike McElrath, and actors Dan Lashley (Kash), Holly Marlowe (Girl in Store), and Fred Hueston (Old Man McCormick) pitched in to help bring the event, which is the only not-for-profit event of its type in the country, to life. The MRAF umbrellas charitable groups assisting such causes as cancer research and rape crisis. O'Sullivan says the volunteer work is a good way to stay grounded. "Just when you think you're getting too Hollywood, I think you need to get out, dig some holes, pitch some hay, and do really hard, prison camp-style slave labor." Next up, Marlowe heads for Los Angeles for the June premiere of Paul Schattel's "Sinkhole."

Greg Thompson, the star of the upcoming supernatural flick "AfterLife" (scripted by "Communication Breakdown" Director Richard O'Sullivan), will play stock car icon Darrell Waltrip in the upcoming ESPN movie entitled "3: The Dale Earnhardt Story." Thompson, most recently seen as a recurring character on the WB's "One Tree Hill," will appear alongside Barry Pepper (who plays Earnhardt), an actor best known for roles in such films as "Saving Private Ryan," Stephen King's "The Green Mile," and a stirring portrayal of baseball legend Roger Maris in HBO's "*61."

The director of "Communication Breakdown" gives his first interview since filming wrapped, sitting down with Texas Lawyer reporter Scott Williams. The controversial filmmaker discusses "Radio Free Babylon," NBC, and the upcoming "Breach of Heaven" pilot.
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Two of the stars of LCE's upcoming "Communication Breakdown" Brian Heffron (Jake) and Jasmin St. Claire (Janice), will appear as backup singers at the Joey Ramone Birthday Bash on May 15 at Irving Plaza in New York City. The net proceeds for the event will benefit the Lymphoma Research Foundation. For more info,
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The film that "Communication Breakdown" Director Richard O'Sullivan calls "the best independent film of the year" will have its world premiere at Dances With Films in Los Angeles next month. Paul Schattel's "Sinkhole" will have its grand unveiling June 10-17 at the no-frills festival, which bears the tagline, "No Stars, No Politics, No Shit." Several names associated with "Communication Breakdown" (Producer Linda Jean Marlowe, First A.D. Teresa Villa, and actress Holly Marlowe) were involved in the making of "Sinkhole." Richard O'Sullivan also feels a unique connection to the film. "I'm currently living in a house that was used as one of the locations in Paul's movie, so it's like looking in a magic funhouse mirror every time I watch it." For more info on the festival,
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A live wrestling show in Florida is causing a stir after a company owned and operated by a controversial video producer garnered the distribution rights to the event. The Peterson Cup (named in honor of late wrestling star Jeff Peterson) was organized for the purpose of helping cancer charities. However, when RF Video (founded by Rob Feinstein, a noted video pirate who was caught in a television sting operation targeting pedophiles two months ago) purchased the video rights, many of the performers initially booked for the show began to have second thoughts. One star commented, "I want to help in the fight against cancer, but I can't do it if it means putting money into the pocket of a man who molests children."