Debbie Rochon first of all -- she rocks. Marilyn Monroe look-a-like, Linda Kerridge,Trisha Noble, and Natalie McCurry. Maria Ford has a sarcastic wit and charm. She was funny in Donald P. Borcher's, PERFECT FIT. A few other actresses to work with (and that's a long list) include: Starr Andreeff, Robin Riker, Jodie Foster ( even have an old FREAKY FRIDAY paperback book with pictures on the movie), Diane Lane, Pam Grier, Rhoda Jourdan, Shelley Michelle, Hilary Shepard, Cynthia Rothrock, Sophia Crawford,
Courtney Taylor, Mary Crosby, Suzy Ager, Sara Suzanne Brown, Rebecca Harrell (she's a smoking songstress), Stephanie Beaton, Jennifer DeLora, Liane Curtis, Heidi Paine, Karen Kopins, Tricia Leigh Fisher (CHUD II), Robert England (SLASHED DREAMS), Harry Ralston (THE LAST MAN) and Roger Avery (MR. STITCH) would be producers I'd like to collaborate with. Alexxus Young (ARACHNIA), Stacey Dash, Traci Lords, Marjean Holden, Michelle McBride (SUBSPECIES), Aimee Wolf, Michelle Bauer, Emily Longstreth, Liliana Komorowska, Honey Lauren, Liane Curtis, Deanna Joy Brooks, Helene Udy, Debra Lamb, Jewel Shepard, Ruth Collins, Mario Van Peebles (EXTERMINATOR II), Carolyn Taye Loren,Tracy Keijser, Vincent Bilancio, Kim Little, Melissa Renee Martin, Alice Frank, Wendy Crewson, Maury Chaykin, and Cyndy Preston are great character actors I'd like to work with. Sure, I know a few Canucks. Hollywood films in Canada all the time to save money, then gripes about runaway productions. Another singer/songwriter is Kim Wilde, who could forget her song, Kids In America or Chequered Love? Doro Pesch, Eileen Daily, Lita Ford (HIGHWAY TO HELL), and GirlSchool are a few others I'd like to see in concert. Working with creative individuals; I'm inspired by those who blaze their own path like Mike Feifer, Lizzie Borden, and Tamara Hernandez.Dido Armstrong, composer Christopher Young, jazz guitarist, Steve Oliver were the best interviews Tony Pretzello (myspace.com/musicwithfrets)
and I done for EntertainmentNews.net back in the late 90's. Mike Ratner, the man behind the Internet News site, pulled a Claude Raines. I know where
Steve learned that trick. Tony and I were doing streaming video and podcasts before they were the in-thing. Interviewed actress Honey Lauren (Men Cry Bullets and Satan Was a Lady) and independent filmmaker, Tamara Hernandez (Men Cry Bullets) for the defunct entertainment news site. Waiting on copies from videographer, Tony Pretzello. He owes $1,625,000 and the masters of the interviews. They are now considered stolen property. He said he would mail them to me back in June 2007. We shot on the Canon XL series. Steve Whitehead (ASSAULT) and TristanArts.com haven't paid their outstanding debt ($10,581,000.00 ), or filled the bill of lading of deliverables on contracted projects. His email to Tristan Arts may or may not be working. He has another email at yahoo he contacted me under, but haven't heard anything from him. Yet, he said, I got credit on the project. I'm still waiting on proof of that statement. Beware, if Steven asks you to go to a casting company with him. He'll spot you for the picture, but you'll never get work or see the pic they took. He may be using stolen medical records and had a possible alias. The Partos Agency is being sued for damages and producer's fee ($2,800,000.00) owed on three pictures including STARBUCKING. Received the paperwork regarding the claims against the Partos Company. Director, Lance Ivan Stacy, took off in October 2006 with the footage for ARDEN WAY. He hasn't paid his $243,600 bill. The attorney general acknowledged the claim and lawsuit. The case and several other illegal activities were hopefully turned over to the FBI. Lance used real guns on the set endangering the crew. He didn't provide any safety precautions. Yea, a real low budget production. We were filming or shooting(film slang) at a hair salon in Bloomington. I told Don Becker, the 'production assistant' Lance brought in with him that morning, "I filmed more video on the NHRA gig a few weeks ago." ( In a recent issue of MovieMaker magazine, they printed a similar story of an actor pulling a trigger several times on the set during rehearsals while pointing it at someone's face. Where was the weapons handler? Movie Maker magazine do you really endorse stupidity and crimes with directors like that?) You printed a crime was committed. How are you going to handle that issue?All the 'professionals' who said they would give you copy, credit and pay -- haven't. Hence, the numerous lawsuits. Of course, interferring with employment practices has been added to the charges against 20th Century Fox (for $6,072,000, and master tapes, damages, and SAG violations), American Film Institute, Tristan Arts, Steven Whitehead, The Partos Company, USA Network, NBC, for image and character infrinement, and invasion of privacy. SCI FI Channel has been added due to an episode of PAINKILLER JANE infringed on a character owned and created by me for another movie. In addition, if the information checks out about the legal department of Disney, they may be facing a lawsuit as well. I'm looking for the holder of the DAMSEL OF DEATH since it was shelved or released under another title. I'm still owed for the assistant director deferral ($268,000 not including interest, damages, and copies). No totals yet for what American Film Institute owes for their numerous contracts ($168,250 and up not including damages for loss of work and missing material). AFI said I had to contact the prospective producers about that. Why do you think I contacted AFI in the first place. They went to your "film" school.What is a deferral? From what I learned, from the best producers and directors, a deferral is extension of credit or/ delay of payment. It does not mean you won't be paid. Whoever says otherwise is not a real producer. In fact, if the passion project is so great, the film should have no problem making it's money back. Yes, I said, film. Where are the digital cinemas touted about so highly in Variety and Hollywood Reporter? Yes, even sent my resume to Hollywood Reporter and Variety many times - even faxed them pitches about covering the festivals, but never heard anything from them. Must be a Hightower thing. Writers from Cinefantastique/Femme Fatales write for the Hollywood Reporter. Why the descriminatory hiring practice?I'm calling the deferred contracts. Said contracts were breached and the 'professionals' failed to deliver. Loan companies call it a default. It's called 'Force Majure' on said contracts -- calling for First Salvage Rights (repossession) -- actually a lein against said properties and monies owed. When a distributor picks up and buys a film for distribution and/or exhibition, the buyer is responsible for all financial obiligations still owed on said property. For more information, read the article, 'Produced, But Abandoned' written by Robert Freeze, myself and another writer. The article appeared in Femme Fatales Vol 3, issue 3. I think. Yes, the issue with Julie Strain on the cover. "The distributors don't know the difference between a good film or a bad film, but they know what sells." Fred Olen Ray said. And that quote was used in 'Produced, But Abandoned.' However, thirteen years later, I think it's time to look at the truth. The studios don't and the distributors don't have a clue. They have lost touch with the ever changing and maturing audience.(Sorry suits, but all your test screenings and market polling doesn't change the fact, if you can't do it right the first time, then don't do it at all). In addition, the format change to HD and Blu-Ray is nothing but financial move to get you to pay for the studios mistakes. Remember what happened to the picture disc and beta max in the late 70's early 80's? It's the same process the computer industry uses. 'Hey, we got the bugs out and we've added new features. Time for an upgrade." Why don't you wait until it's ready to take to market? If studios and distributors were making money, some studios would still be in business and making a profit. I would site Corman and William Castle as examples. Most films released today don't turn a profit. Name the last film that stayed in the theaters over a year? No, not by four-walling or by touring the festival circuit. I can name two, but Hollywood tore down the forty year old cinema where several of said films played. For example, look what happened to UPN network station and Quest Entertainment down in Universal Studios, Florida. Quest produced SHAKMA, DREAM TRAP, and a few others. Well, we know what happened to Orion Pictures. What was the ruling against owning two or more radio stations, networks or channels in the same market? F.C.C. what have you been doing on your salaries besides busting Howard Sterns chops for indeceny laws? What are you doing about monopolies? With the advances in communication technology, why can't we get channels from Canada, Britain, and other countries? Shouldn't those be included with basic cable now that there are over hundreds of channels? Oh, the cable companies want us to pay for them, too. Canada should have a channel or two. Chum Television has the SPACE CHANNEL. I would like to see their programming. Is the Horror Channel running yet? One of the muckity-mucks offered a writing position, but never heard from them again.Interviewing Lizzie Borden, Michelle Boback, and covered a few other horror projects for the mag, Sirens of Cinema, I co-created. Heidi Martinuzzi stay off my stories this time. A couple years ago Mark A. Besozzi called about my resume. He was looking for an actress for a picture called, RONEY'S POINT. I recommended Barbara Niven (REDLINE, CHARMED) for the lead character. However, I've not heard from Barbara Niven other than a brief conversation before she left for Canada to do PERFECT NEIGHBOR. Waiting for confirmation from Barbara Niven. Mark A. Besozzi and BIRD'S EYE VIEW Entertainment in Illinois owe $60,000,000 on a two year employment contract with Barbara Niven he failed to deliver on. Besozzi failed to deliver a script for a verbal pitch and movie he wanted Niven for. He said it was RONEY'S POINT but haven't seen any contracts or payment. Nor have I heard from Barbara Niven since our last discussion. NBC owes agent fees for the VEGAS Episode Barbara Niven done about unlawful image theft. The production company behind OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE commercial owes the agent fees and damages for leeching against a verbal contract all ready in place with Barbara Niven. The producers of NCIS also owe the agency fees and contracts for all BarBara Niven episodes. I don't loan out my talent, and don't appreciate strip mining like the British Parliament does in other countries covered in the film, STONES OF DEATH. CBS owes the agency fees for using Palmer Davis on CSI, since I worked with her first. She can prove that statement. I don't believe in scalpers and other want to be phishing for information. The VEGAS series was a series Gabriel Campisi and myself were developing for myself while I lived in Glendale we were communication between California and Las Vegas by AOL. The series revolved around table runners in a Las Vegas casino. The pitch would be Melrose PLACE in VEGAS about the addiction to gambling. The story was being developed for the Warner Brothers network as well as another TZ style series called, THE LAST CHANCE, one part of the story dealt with gambling. Sounds like someone on the Internet stole another script. Then again with HACKERS working for the wrong side no wonder everyone is Emo. I'll have to call ALPHA FILM GROUP and check if ACE CRUZ recognizes a picture of Steve Stern.Contracted to Steve Stern for SHYGIRL and ZEN, INTERGALACTIC NINJA
movie script tie-in. I contributed some smoke effects for a trailer featuring Palmer Davis as SHYGIRL. Davis was a Radio City Rockette back in the 90's. She appeared on CSI and PENSACOLA: WINGS OF GOLD.Latest news : BLOOD DANCERS is finally seeing release in November according to Phoenix website. Todd Rex (BLOOD GNOME) handled the
vampire effects. I contributed my first blood effects in the scene shot in the mansion with Elizabeth Hayden. There was also a kissing scene between Elizabeth and Aimee where blood is dripped into the scene to allude to a cut on the lips. I don't think it made it into the movie, but we'll see.Filed reports and claims with the MPAA and several other 'watchdog' organizations about payment and copyrights violation. Hopefully, the AFM and the New Media division of the PGA will do their job regarding claims on the mentioned properties.
I'd like to meet the journalists who wrote for Hollywood Reporter and Variety between 1995-2005. I'm looking for back issues of the BackstageWest and Dramalogue published between 1995-2002, market issues for the AFM, MIFED, MIPCOM, Cannes, and back issues of the daily and International Edition of the Hollywood Reporter and Variety 1994-2005.Trailer from Steve Taylor's horror film, Detour. Additional clips at motionbox.