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.
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.
On Monday, October 29, science meets the paranormal, and film meets literature, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.
At 7:00 PM, the Coolidge will hold a special screening of the 2001 Japanese film Kairo, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Kairo tells the story of Japanese teens investigating a series of suicides linked to an internet webcam that supposedly offers the opportunity to interact with the dead. Kairo actress Kumiko Aso's performance in the film won her a Japanese Professional Movie Award for Best Actress. In addition, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine says that Kairo "possesses the dark art to make your pulse pound and your hair stand on end."
Along with a screening of Kairo, the Coolidge will have author Alan Lightman on hand to discuss his new novel, Ghost. Ghost tells the story of David, an average man who witnesses a supernatural event. The experience results in a private, psychological crisis for David, who also must contend with being a local media spectacle.
Alan Lightman is a physicist and author who currently teaches at MIT. His previous work includes the critically acclaimed novels Einstein's Dreams, Good Benito, and Reunion, as well as the National Book Award Nominee The Diagnosis.
Upcoming Screening: Thursday, September 13 – The Hope for Uganda documentary will screen at 8pm at Monet's Garden on Rantoul Street in Beverly, MA. Call today and reserve your ticket: 978.927.9270.
Details at: www.monetsgardenartcafe.com
Hope for Uganda is a true story of improbable triumph in the face of unimaginable tragedy, about former child soldiers recovering from the horrors of war in the Acholi homeland of Northern Uganda. Join us at this 15-minute documentary that hopes to raise awareness of the ongoing plight of Northern Ugandans.
Monet's Garden Art Café's Thursday night "Garden Party" series features local storytellers, musicians, filmmakers, actors, writers, poets and playwrights has been met with great enthusiasm this summer. With four "sold out" shows and an overwhelmingly positive response to this new innovative programming, Monet's Garden will continue the series into the fall with dynamic line-up of events. Dinner is served by reservation prior to the performance.
