I saw a final cut of THE GATEWAY MEAT, filmed in Massachusetts. I appear in the film, I get brutally murdered and got to write my own death scene. Unfortunately my face is bound up with duct tape and we shot for 8 or 10 hours and I couldn't see and was covered in cold fake blood all day. The DVD will be out soon. The film is AMAZING- oh my god- so gory! I was only in a small part and did not see the script so knew nothing about the plot of the film or anything about it except my scenes.
Also out soon on DVD:
Countess Bathoria's Graveyard Picture Show, which debuted at the Fantasia Film Fest, and which I co-wrote.
I am writing for The Independent Magazine website and will be interviewing Jeremy Kasten, director of the upcoming remake of The Wizard of Gore.
I have an interview in the next Girls and Corpses magazine with Erik Ruhling, author of Infernal Device, an illustrated book of torture devices.
Although I put it aside months and months ago it looks like my script A Fistful of Anger may be optioned.
After the incredible success of the celebration of the newly revitalized Massachusetts Film Office's first year at a party at the Castle on January 5th, in which over 650 of the most prominant film and media people attended, the MFO is sponsoring a lunch for the Massachusetts film community during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. For years, Massachusetts films were prominant at Sundance - l5 years for feature documentaries in competition - 8 years for narrative features. But with the closing of the MFO, and the dissolution of BFVF and the Mass Media Alliance, Massachusetts had not presence or leadership in the last 6 years. 2008 is different.
There are 8 Massachusetts films playing in Park City between the Sundance and Slamdance film festivals. And, the Massachusetts Film Office is sponsoring a celebratory lunch at Noon on Wednmesday, January 23 at Cafe Terrigo on Main Stret to honor the filmmmakers. It will be hosted by Judy Laster, founder and director of the Woods Hole Film Festival and David Kleiler, founder and director of Local Sightings.
Two films are showing in Documentary Competition in Sundance, SECRECY by Peter Galison and Harvard professor Robb Moss, and TRACES OF THE TRADE by Katrina Browne and Balagan film series co-founder Alla Kovgan. The music score is by Roger Miller of The Alloy Orchestra and Mission of Burma, The remaining films are short films to be shown at Slamdance: Chip Moore's animation SWING, BU's production professor Sam Kauffman's MASSACRE AT MAURAMBI, animator Andy Cahill's SPONTANEOUS GENERATION and EVERYTHING SAID, Benny Safdie's STORY OF CHARLES RIVERBANK, and Nathan Silver's ANECDOTE Also at Sundance will be the world premiere of NEXT STOP WONDERLAND'S director's TRANSIBERIAN with Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer and Ben Kingsley. Both in the past and now today, Massachusetts has a lot to be proud of. It has been a banner year for Massachusetts. Under the direction of MFO's Nick Paleologos, over 250 million dollars have been pumped into the economy. The Park City/Sundance/Slamdance lunch signifies the turnaround for filmmakers in Massachusetts. For information about the lunch,
The Teen Media Program began 40 years ago, with the purpose of providing teenagers a place to express themselves through art. Initially, the Teen Media Program offered black-and-white and Polaroid photography, as well as Super-8mm film-making. Today, it offers classes in traditional and digital photography, graphic design, and digital-video production.
The "Do It Your Damn Self" National Youth Video and Film Festival was established by teens from the Teen Media Program who wanted to bring youth-created video to a wide audience. Moreover, the event offers youth and adults from around the country the opportunity to network and share their love of film and video as a medium for exploring social issues.
On Thursday, December 6, from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, the "Do It Your Damn Self" National Youth Video and Film Festival will offer a "Best of" screening in order to celebrate the youth filmmakers, as well as the students and staff at the Community Art Center, who have helped make the festival what it is today.
Didn't get enough of the first Boston Film Night? Missed the event entirely? Well, here's your chance to see what's happening on the Boston film scene.
Says Hurley, "My production company, Downcellar, and I were eager to screen our latest comedy short, A Briefcase Full of Knives, and my friend/collaborator, Kevin Anderton, was eager to screen some of his material. So Kevin and I decided to rent out the Regent Theatre in Arlington and tag on a second Boston Film Night to the end of 2007. We also collected the best of this year's New England comedy shorts to screen along with our two main features. We hope to create a fun night of film, comedy and networking. And remember, it's a free event!"
According to the MFA web site, this year's exhibition includes "exploding paint over a whole housing estate for Sony, and a piece of computer-generated trickery that places Elvis Presley on the same stage as The Sugababes, and Marvin Gaye, Sheryl Crow, and Stevie Wonder describe the daily output of a BBC radio station."
The screenings will run on the following dates:
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 5:30 pm Friday, November 2, 2007, 8:15 pm Saturday, November 3, 2007, 12:40 pm
General Admission is $9, while MFA Members, seniors, and students pay $8.
To learn more about the event, visit the MFA web site.
