In 1996, Linda McCartney, the late wife of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney was bestowed with a Lifetime Achievement Award by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The famed photographer, who died in 1998 after a long battle with breast cancer, was a longtime supporter of the animal rights organization and even appeared in an ad for the group, denouncing fishing as "cruel." This makes word that PETA's planned protest of an upcoming event to benefit McCartney's breast cancer foundation, Garland Appeal USA, most shocking to say the least. The function, chaired by actress Andie MacDowell ("Groundhog's Day," "sex, lies, and videotape"), takes place October 29 at the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville, NC, and has the support of such stars as Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody and the band R.E.M. The point of contention with PETA is over the involvement of a group called Casting for Recovery, an organization which offers women struggling with breast cancer the opportunity to attend a fly fishing retreat. The organizers of CFR point out that the fish are not harmed, only captured and released, but PETA remains steadfast in their disapproval. To see the new public service announcement for the event, dubbed "Enduring Ties" (which was shot and edited by "Communication Breakdown" helmer Richard O'Sullivan for director Linda Jean Marlowe)
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"It seems like every time we make a film, life imitates what we're putting on the screen," says filmmaker Richard O'Sullivan. "We did a movie about government tyranny ['Radio Free Babylon'] and got hounded by the FBI. We did a movie about independent thinkers battling a corporate takeover ['Communication Breakdown'] and had to fight the studio every day. I guess we should've thought of that before we started making a documentary about cancer."
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Richard O'Sullivan, the founder of Lost Colony Entertainment, director of the upcoming feature film "Communication Breakdown," and former staff writer for NBC's Emmy and Peabody Award-winning "The More You Know," has formed a new organization devoted to the efforts of fighting for the rights of Internet users against unlawful and intrusive advertisers.
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Satu Rautaharju, who plays sexy stalker Misty in the Richard O'Sullivan-directed "Communication Breakdown," just wrapped filming on a horror film entitled "In the Woods." The movie, set in the early 80's, features the rocker in the unusual role of a morally upright ingénue named Sara Reid. Rautaharju is also continuing with her music career, recording material for a new solo release.

Two of the stars of the upcoming Richard O'Sullivan film, "Communication Breakdown," Jasmin St. Claire and Brian Heffron, will next appear in the upcoming "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: Semester at Sea" (the latest chapter in the continuing "Animal House" saga) from MGM. National Lampoon's previous forays into the film world included the original "Animal House" (which launched the big-screen career of John Belushi), the "Vacation" movies starring Chevy Chase as the loveable buffoon Clark Griswald, and the recent "Van Wilder." "Dorm Daze 2" marks the third film in under a year for St. Claire and Heffron.

In part nine of his exclusive interview, "Communication Breakdown" juggernaut Dan Lashley discusses the day Jasmin St. Claire nearly gave up her life in order to shoot additional scenes for the quirky comedy. To see the interview (and clips of Jasmin from the film),
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The images which run through Richard O'Sullivan's head while he sleeps are usually quite tame. "I rarely have weird dreams," says the "Communication Breakdown" helmer. "Probably because my conscious thoughts and my writing are so fucked up, my subconscious doesn't really need to work shit out." That wasn't the case recently, however, when a dream caused the director to wake up in a cold sweat. "In it, the entire cast and crew of CB was out in this desert shooting some lame ass 'Star Wars' fan pic bullshit. Danny [Lashley] was Han Solo. John Burgess was Luke Skywalker. Blair Peery was both Chewbacca and Jabba the Hut. And Katie Lester was Princess Leia...in the bikini and chains ensemble from 'Jedi' obviously. Needlessly to say, I didn't know whether to laugh, cry, or retire from show biz. Katie was really cute in the outfit though." To see Katie Lester (sans Jabba's chains) in scenes from "Communication Breakdown," check out part eight of the Dan Lashley video interview by
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In the blood and guts world of wrestling, Brian Heffron's role was often to provide comic relief as a character known as "The Blue Meanie." Interestingly enough, not much has changed since he made the switch to the big screen. "Brian's awesome," says director Richard O'Sullivan. "At the height of his wrestling career, he would use a move called the moonsault, which basically entailed him jumping off the top rope, cutting a backflip, and landing belly-first on his prone opponent. It required incredible athleticism, skill, and grace, especially when you consider how freaking heavy Brian was at the time. That he could do that without killing himself or the guy he was working with to this day amazes me. But that's the same type of performer he is on-screen. Completely organic and natural. He's Jackie Gleason-on-acid."  Dan Lashley also talks about Heffron in part seven of an exclusive interview on this site. To hear that discussion (and see clips of Heffron from the film),
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