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Friday, July 20, 2012

From 2011...

Thoughts and prayers to those involved with the tragedy in CO. The guns used were bought at Gander Mountain. Don't post me your hate...I am not against people owning guns but I question the purpose of owning and being able to purchase high capacity munitions.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

'American Falls' almost complete...


RECENT TWEET:

 is in full Vfx folks. We are almost done with cgi and will have a complete film shortly

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THAT'S FROM THE DIRECTOR.

Monday, July 16, 2012

'Photo Flash: Seth Numrich, Kathryn Erbe and More in SPARKHAMPTON'

BROADWAYWORLD.COM

 
 Photo credit: Daniel Talbott 


HardSparks, a New York City-based theater company, presented the first in a series of site-specific performances of new plays to take place in Southampton. SparkHampton: The Wickapogue Plays featured work by Crystal Skillman (Cut, Wild), J.Stephen Brantley (Eightythree Down, Blood Grass), and Daniel Talbott (Slipping, Yosemite), who also directed the three pieces. SparkHampton: The Wickapogue Plays featured J. Stephen Brantley, Kathryn Erbe, Brian Miskell, Seth Numrich, and Jelena Stupljanin.

Update on 'Crackers'...

Saw these tweets from the co-producer of 'Crackers' that says the short film will possibly make the festival circuit and have a release next year. I also noticed that 'Crackers' isn't listed on Vincent's IMDb page anymore.





 hopefully hitting Festival Circuit in the fall and then theaters next year.



The short film, Crackers, directed by Gregory Principato was very funny.



Saw, Crackers, a short film I co-produced starring Vincent D'Onofrio & Brenda Vaccaro at a private screening at the New York Film Academy.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

'Chained'...another picture of the day


Does anyone else think that one of the 'tasks' Rabbit has is to clip out any newspaper references to Bob's serial killings?

Friday, July 13, 2012

'Byrdcliffe launches first Festival of the Arts' July 13 - 15

RECORDONLINE

By DEBORAH MEDENBACH
Times Herald-Record Published:
5:01 PM - 07/13/12
Last updated: 5:07 PM - 07/13/12



Byrdcliffe soothed the brain-numbing dehumanization of the industrial age with a surge of handmade crafts. A century later, the Tweet-glazed patina of technology washes from the soul in a three-day celebration of art, dance, film and wordcraft.

The first Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts brings together 17 local arts groups for a weekend of day and evening performances.

"We wanted to offer a smorgasbord of art delights where people who might like rock music but not often see dance performances could experience both," said School of Rock founder Paul Green, who teamed up with Byrdcliffe's new director Matthew Leaycraft to bring the project to fruition.

"We have a fantastic entertainment lineup for this," Green said, with "special guests" being added daily. A coup of sorts was to have Gene Ween sign on for the role of Judas in Green's rock-star-laced production of "Jesus Christ Superstar." The cast includes three versions of Jesus.

"Connor Kennedy, one of the hottest new musicians out there, will be doing a show of all-original music," adds Green. "Tracy Bonham has been amazing in any show I've seen her in."

The Woodstock Film Festival brings the New York premiere of the BCDF Pictures film "Why Stop Now?" at the Upstate Films Woodstock theater on Tinker Street.

"Of course we will have producer Claude Dal Farra and perhaps some of the cast members," said Woodstock Film Festival founder Meira Blaustein. "There are so many deep connections to the area with this film, and we're very happy to bring this BCDF Film forward." A post-screening panel discussion includes screenwriter Philip Dorling, whose short film version was screened at the Film Festival in 2008 and was developed into a feature film with the help of Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner.

"For the panel discussion afterwards, we'll also have filmmaker/director Griffin Dunne and perhaps Larry Fessenden of Glass Eye Pix and Vincent D'Onofrio," 

Blaustein said. Pianist Justin Kolb opens up the world of opera with what he dubs "an informance" with renowned opera singers Maria Todaro, Louis Otey and Kerry Henderson in "An Unusual Night at the Opera," presented by the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice.

"This is one instance where the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions of the opera singers throughout the event," Kolb said. "It's upbeat and unpretentious. We read the audience and spin it from there."

 Leaycraft built the festival from a strong core of nine arts organizations and formed partnerships with new groups, snowballing into a list of performers that will expand right up until the doors open on Friday.

"We're honoring the spirit of the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony in a contemporary manifestation," Leaycraft said. "The spontaneous quality makes it very healthy, highly motivated and gives performers a chance to reach new audiences."

IF YOU GO!

What: Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts

When: July 13-15; opening reception is at 6 p.m. Friday at the Kleinert-James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St., Woodstock

Where: Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Kleinert-James Center for the Arts, Colony Cafe, Upstate Films Woodstock and other venues

Price: $100 (full festival ticket); $20 (most individual events)

Visit: byrdcliffe.org

'Chained': Back To The Beginning...


[Some of this may be redundant to those of you who have seen the information already, but I wanted to have it archived here because of it being previously lost from my other site.]

Below, I made some collages of before and after from set to finished product...

BOB'S HOUSE BEING CONSTRUCTED AND BELOW HIS HOUSE ON FILM FROM TRAILER


BOB'S 'DUNGEON' IN AN ARTIST'S DEPICTION AND BELOW BOB AND RABBIT ON FILM


SET PHOTO OF BOB'S 'ARSENAL' AND BELOW SCREEN CAPS OF 'KNIVES IN ACTION'


SET PHOTOS OF BOB'S VICTIMS IN GARBAGE BAGS AND DUCT TAPE AND ON FILM


ON JUNE 3, 2011, VINCENT APPEARED ON THE TV SHOW 'GOOD THINGS UTAH' TO PROMOTE THE UTAH METH COPS PROJECT CHARITY EVENT AND AT THE END OF THIS VIDEO HE TALKS ABOUT 'RABBIT' AND HIS CHARACTER BEING THE DARKEST ROLE HE HAS EVER PORTRAYED...

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE...


DAWN SCOTT, JULIA ORMOND'S STAND IN, HAD THIS TO SAY, JULY 5, 2011...

'Okay. So, when I was standing in for Julia Ormond on Sunday, it was a hot hot day. Everyone got burned and some to the point of blistering. Julia was kind enough to approach me, shake my hand and introduce herself. I introduced myself and told her it was a pleasure to meet her. She has the most beautiful eyes. Vincent D'Onofrio caught me off gaurd when he approached the tent we were sitting in to say "hi" to everyone. I just smiled and wiggled my fingers his way as I didn't immediately recognize him. When I got a better look and realized who he was, I excused myself from the tent (with a little encouragement from the Producer David Buelow), as I don't think it was appropriate for me to be in there at the same time. The next day when I was sitting in the back of the prop taxi cab that they are using for the movie, I was staring blankly out the window when I heard someone throw something into the cab through the driver side window and then they said good morning. I slowly turned my attention towards the direction of the voice and boom, there's Vincent staring at me having just placed his jacket on the seat. I jumped a little bit when I seen who it was and laughed as it is the second time he has caught me off guard and quickly said, "Oh hi! I was day dreaming!" He smiled slightly and walked off. HeHe I find him rather curious. Then much later in the day when I was leaning over the side of a pickup truck he came to the other side to be "jacketed." He stopped to look my way and said very calmy, "How are you doing today?" Finally...not having been caught of guard I was able to politely reply, "Very well thank you." Definately a very interesting man. He seems to offer so little with words, but his actions and his face say so much! I am definately looking forward to working with him on the 14th. I'm actually really excited now that I have met him. I spent the day hanging out with Josh Strait. He's really a terrific guy. Very easy to be around and so full of life. He's the stand in for Vincent in this movie.'

FROM 'DISCOVER MOOSE JAW', ON JULY 7, 2011, DETAILS OF FILMING LOCALES WERE DISCUSSED, AND IF YOU CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK YOU CAN ACCESS A 5 MINUTE AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH THE PRODUCER, DAVID BEULOW...

'Film crews are back in Moose Jaw as our city plays host to another movie. The cameras started rolling on the weekend for "Rabbit". Envision Media Arts out of Los Angeles is working on the psychological thriller starring Vincent D'Onofrio from Full Metal Jacket and most recently, Law and Order: Criminal Intent along with Julia Ormond from Legends of the Fall. Producer David Buelow says the story follows a serial killer who kidnaps a boy and raises him like a son. "We're filming actually in a rural area and we're using a house on a farm. It's very remote and this is where the killer lives. We're filming some back roads there. Then we're also doing some stuff in more upscale neighbourhoods for the next couple of days in Moose Jaw at some of the nicer houses. We're filming both the exterior and interior of those homes in Moose Jaw and then at least in one of the garages," said Buelow. Filming will continue in Moose Jaw for about a week before shifting to Regina. Rabbit is expected to be released to theatre sometime next year.'

FROM MJTIMES, ON JULY 8, 2011



Published on July 8, 2011
From left: Shane Daly, cinematographer, Jennifer Lynch, director, and Damian O'Donnel, screenwriter, pose on the Moose Jaw set of the film Rabbit. Times-Herald photo by Samuel Dobrin.

Beware all Moose Javians! A psychotic, serial-killing cab driver is on the lose and he may be on his way to pick you up. 

But don’t worry, it’s only a movie. Rabbit, directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Vincent D’Onofrio (Law & Order) and Julia Ormond (Legends of the Fall), is a psychological thriller about a serial killer (D’Onofrio) who kidnaps and raises a young boy to become his protégé. The boy — played by rising Vancouver star Evan Bird — has to make a decision if he will follow in the killer’s footsteps or hold onto the humanity that he had in his previous life with his parents. 

David Buelow, one of the producers of the upcoming thriller (he is joined by Lee Nelson and local producer Rhonda Baker), said the contrast of Moose Jaw and utter “vastness” of the Saskatchewan prairie was ideal for crafting the film. 

“We needed a really remote house that would be on the edge of town,” he said. “Creatively, this was exactly what we were looking for.” 

Buelow hopes the film will attract a wide audience. 

“It’s a psychological thriller, not a horror movie,” said Buelow, who has produced films for more than a decade with Envision Media Arts. “It’ll be kind of like Silence of the Lambs or 7even. 

“(D’Onofrio) plays a cab driver, who picks up his victims in the city and takes them out to his remote dwelling,” said Buelow. “I don’t want to give away the rest.” 

In addition to its thematic benefits and lower-budget potential, Buelow says Moose Jaw is a very “film-friendly” city. 

“The director, Jen Lynch, filmed Surveillance in Saskatchewan and really wanted to come back,” he said. “She’s a huge fan of this area.” 

 A Los Angeles native, this was Buelow’s first time to Moose Jaw and Saskatchewan. 

“It’s just one big prairie,” he said, smiling. “In California, you can’t go anywhere without seeing a mountain.”  

As for the people, Buelow says they’ve lived up to Lynch’s promise of being super friendly and co-operative. 

“We hired quite a few Moose Jaw natives (25 extras) for a shoot at the Galaxy (Cinemas),” said Buelow. “They can look for themselves on the big screen. We even featured some of your mosquitoes in the movie.” 

Rabbit is not the first film to be shot in Moose Jaw. 

The city has played host to numerous films throughout the past 10 years, including Surveillance, Just Friends (Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart) and Sleepwalking (Charlize Theron produced and acted). 

Susanne Bell, CEO of SaskFilm and film commissioner for the province, agrees that Moose Jaw’s combination of setting, low costs and film savvy makes it ideal for filmmaking. 

“There such a diversity of looks that are standing right there (in Moose Jaw),” she said. “We don’t have to build the sets. It’s just right there.” 

After working with Lynch on Surveillance, Bell is really excited to have her back. 

“She became a part of the Saskatchewan film fabric when she worked here,” says Bell. “We couldn’t wait to have her back.” 

Rabbit is expected to release sometime in 2012. 

FROM 'PERTH NOW', DECEMBER 17, 2011,  DAMIAN O'DONNELL, WHO WROTE THE SCRIPT FOR 'CHAINED', SAID OF VINCENT...

O'Donnell had to pinch himself at times when he was on set in July watching D'Onofrio and Ormond perform their craft with his script.

"It is in pretty good hands," he said.

"Hearing Vincent on set . . . I can remember sitting at my desk when I was writing it, thinking, 'What the hell am I going to get this guy to say next?' And then a guy of Vincent's calibre comes along and elevates the character more than I could have imagined. He has developed this speech impediment and he has a stoop and he walks with a shuffle.

"I wrote it, I knew what he was going to say, but he still scared the shit out of me."

Beware...


Thursday, July 12, 2012

'Comic-Con 2012: Anchor Bay Reveals Silent Night, Chained Art'

SHOCK TILL YOU DROP


Anchor Bay has displayed promo art for Silent Night and Chained at Comic-Con. The former being a remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night that is being directed by Steven C. Miller (due in theaters this holiday season). The latter is the latest film from Jennifer Lynch (Surveillance, Boxing Helena).

DREAD CENTRAL


'CHAINED' WORLD PREMIERE AUGUST 5TH FANTASIA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL



August 5 • 


At the end of a fun afternoon excursion, Sarah Fiddler and her young son step into a taxi to head home. They never get there. Fate can be cruel and today, fate has seen to it that the cab they picked belongs to Bob (Vincent D’Onofrio), a taxi driving serial killer who has long ago realized the grisly benefits of a job that delivers victims unto him on a silver platter. Re-christening the boy “Rabbit”, Bob forcibly adopts him as his own son. And keeps him. For years. Life with Bob is not easy for Rabbit. He’s mercurial, demanding (“You will serve me breakfast every day for the rest of your life”), violent and cold. Worse, Bob forces the boy to clean up after his crimes. At the same time, in his own distorted way, he wants to be a good father, to raise a son who is well-prepared to succeed in the world. What Bob considers to be success and the kind of world in which he lives is where the real problems lay. Rabbit (Eamon Farren), now in his teens, has been shown in no uncertain terms that Bob fully expects him to become a mass murderer.

From the day she exploded onto the scene with the largely misunderstood and still-controversial BOXING HELENA 19 years ago, Jennifer Lynch has been a spellbinding iconoclast on the American indie landscape, her provocative approach to filmmaking seeing her alternately championed and demonized. She is a fascinating filmmaker who’s made but several works across her two-decade career. Each have been standouts, their connective tissues threaded in baroque aesthetics, unconventional performance styles, darkly eccentric streaks of humour and, of course subversively compelling gazes into our capacities for cruelty, obsession and sexual deviancy. CHAINED is no exception. In Lynch’s hands, what could have been a simple “how to make a monster” serial killer film turns into an upsetting discourse on parenthood and instinct. At its core, D’Onofrio is a lumbering, volcanic nightmare. Everything from his body language to the uncomfortable syntax of his dialogue delivery has been altered and sculpted to make for a freakishly individualistic performance. Watch for a brief but impactful appearance by Julia Ormond, reteaming with Lynch following 2008’s phenomenal SURVEILLANCE. — Mitch Davis

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

New 'Chained' stills have emerged!

BLOODY DISGUSTING

PHOTOS ARE COPYRIGHT OF Allan Feildel

A BOATLOAD OF PHOTOS...55 IN ALL...TAKE A LOOK VIA THE LINK ABOVE!


















'Chained' picture of the day...


I was going through the trailer again and captured this shot...does anyone else think that it looks like some kind of yearbook and revenge type anger?

Monday, July 9, 2012

Elizabeth D'Onofrio finalist in 'The Power To Change' contest...VOTE!

StriVectin "The Power To Change" Contest Finalists Announced; Public Voting Now Open For $30,000 Grand Prize Winner 

NEW YORK, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading anti-aging skin care company, StriVectin, announced today the fifteen finalists of "The Power to Change" contest, where StriVectin called on the public to submit entries in response to the question "What would you change with $30,000?" Finalist video submissions are available for viewing and public voting onwww.StriVectinPowerToChange.com. The public voting period is open from July 9 - July 25, 2012. The finalist video submission that garners the most votes will become the $30,000 Grand Prize Winner (after verification). The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on or about August 1, 2012.

StriVectin introduced "The Power to Change" contest to help and inspire people to bring powerful, positive change to their skin and to their lives. StriVectin encouraged the public to share the powerful change they wanted to make for themselves and for others by entering "The Power to Change" contest at www.StriVectinPowerToChange.com. Upon submission and review, all eligible entries were made available on the contest website for public voting. Fifteen finalists, determined by public voting and judging, were then asked to submit a video further illustrating what they would change with the $30,000 Grand Prize. StriVectin will help one lucky winner achieve that powerful change with one $30,000 Grand Prize and 14 runner up prizes of $500 worth of StriVectin products.

Finalists have been encouraged to reach out to the public and media in their local area to rally as much public support and votes behind their entries as possible. The fifteen finalists of the StriVectin "The Power to Change" contest are:

Wanda F. (Breinigsville, PA)
Belinda S. (Houston, TX)
Ayesha R. (Apison, TN)
Treva W. (Kettering, OH)
Elizabeth D. (West Jordan, UT)
Hilary G. (Stephens City, VA)
Anjanet R. (Holmes, NY)
Brandon B. (San Diego, CA)
Wendy S.(Port Charlotte, FL)
Riki F. (Tulsa, OK)
LaTrina S. (Mt. Juliet, TN)
Elizabeth H. (Fort Myers Beach, FL)
Nicole R. (Cardiff, CA)
Dena A. (Wheeling, WV)
Rhonda M. (Gary, IN)

For more information on the StriVectin "The Power to Change" contest, please visitwww.StriVectinPowerToChange.com. For more information on StriVectin, visitwww.StriVectin.com.

VOTE HERE AND LOOK FOR THE VIDEO OF THE PICTURE SHOW BELOW AND HIT 'VOTE FOR THIS' BUTTON. THANK YOU!
 

UK Frightfest anticipates 'Chained'

'Frightfest 2012: 5 Most Anticipated Movies'

July 2, 2012
By Billy Langsworthy

HEY U GUYS, CO.UK!



The line-up for this year’s Film4 Frightfest festival has been announced and it looks set to be another screamer of a year.

(excerpted)


2. Chained 


Each year, Alan, Paul and Ian seem to deliver a film that gets everyone talking. 2008 had Martyrs. 2009 had The Human Centipede. 2010 had A Serbian Film snatched away from them at the last minute by Westminster Council and last year had the brilliant The Woman. So as no stranger to controversial titles, this years talking-point could well be the new film by Jennifer Lynch (daughter of David), Chained. The film has already kicked up a stink in the US by achieving the rare feat of achieving an NC-17 certificate due to violence alone. She has since gone to the cutting room for an R rating and it remains what version we will see at the festival but regardless, Lynch’s tale of a serial killer who captures and keeps the son of one of his victims remains a must-see.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

''Six Degrees of Vincent D'Onofrio''...Andy Griffith...


WIKIPEDIA

Andrew Samuel Griffith was born on June 1, 1926 in Mount Airy, North Carolina and was an only child.  It was the same day as movie icon Marilyn Monroe.  He had an early introduction into music and humor; a shy boy he came out of his shell when he saw he could make his peers laugh.  In high school, Andy developed a love for the arts and participated in the school's drama program.   He studied to be a preacher in college but changed his major to music.  Andy went on to act in films in bit parts and also in early television.  He is best known for his 'Sheriff Andy Taylor' character on the long-running series 'The Andy Griffith Show'.   Also notable is 'Matlock' who was a country lawyer in Atlanta, GA.  I have abbreviated this post because I have already done a 'Six Degrees' with Andy Griffith yet it does bear repeating for such a well-known celebrity.  This morning, Andy Griffith passed away at the age of 86 and was buried right away with no autopsy or embalming.  Find the connection!

'Fire With Fire' update...

JOBLO

According to the JoBlo website, 'Fire With Fire' will have a US national release at the end of August.  When and if I find out specific theatres; I will let you know.


Monday, July 2, 2012

'Men In Black' released this day 15 years ago...

Uploaded by BillieJean0902 on Oct 5, 2011

Vincent talks about his preparation for the role of Edgar the Bug in MIB and how he created Edgar's unique walk and voice.

NLEOMF'S 2012 Candlelight Vigil DVD

For those who missed the live streaming podcast for the candlelight vigil, a DVD will be available later this month. Vincent did attend, if you'll recall my screen caps I posted at the time it originally aired, but he did not speak from what I saw. It was a moving ceremony and proceeds go towards the museum fund.



Experience the power and emotion of this 24th annual tribute to America’s fallen law enforcement officers. Includes moving musical tributes, a stunning blue laser light show, keynote address by Attorney General Eric Holder and the reading of the 362 newly-engraved names on the Memorial.

Pre order now for shipment in late July