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James @ Rice Power Prod

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About Me

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Co-founder of Rice Power Productions, an indie film outfit that has two, thats right two completed feature films! "Andre the Butcher," our latest, will be available in video stores all around the country courtesy of ThinkFilm on April 25, 2006. Check back for more updates!Other than that, I'm a regular sort of guy who likes bad movies, good music and the regular abuse of exclamation points! Boo yeah!

and don't forget to visit www.ricepowerproductions.com or I'll cry!

and also www.deadmeatmovie.net for interviews and other cool stuff

My Interests

reading, writing, eating, drinking, walking, talking, new music, old music, films that can be either arty and pretentious or goofy and full of non-gratuitous nudity like the ones I make, meeting photogenic MySpace people to make feel even more self-conscious, fine wines and gourmet cheeses, other cool stuff

I'd like to meet:

non-sucky people, Dave Coulier and this genius:

Music:

Bread, Air Supply, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Another Bad Creation, Ready for the World, Gene Loves Jezebel, LFO, Enuff Z'Nuff, Loverboy, Styx, Wreckx N' Effect, Faster Pussycat, Gerardo, Andrew Ridgely... the good shit.

Movies:

Dead Meat (or whatever the hell we end up calling it), Exorcist, Dawn of the Dead (OG), Last Picture Show, GoodFellas, Pulp Fiction, The Big Red One, Evil Dead II, The Cat from Outer Space, City of God, Glengarry Glen Ross, After Dark My Sweet, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Breakin', Last American Virgin, Never Too Young to Die

Television:

Sopranos, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Da Ali G Show, Entourage, The Wire, Daily Show, 24, Reno 911!, Billy Mays commercials, Amazing Race, Discovery Civilization Channel, Project Greenlight, Sabrina the Teenaged Witch, all forms of Degrassi

Books:

all things Daniel Clowes, Motherless Brooklyn, Sam the Cat, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Reefer Madness, Underworld, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, The Stone Diaries, The Long Goodbye, Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of Idaho, Down and Dirty Pictures, Mediated

Heroes:

my family, all my friends, Willie Nelson

My Blog

updates on the continuing adventures of Rice Power (LA rebound)

konnichiwa myspacekeeters!So its been awhile since we rapped at ya about all the happenings in Rice Power land.  So what gives?  Well in a sense, you could say nothing has happened, thus no ...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Tue, 29 May 2007 10:32:00 PST

True Tales of Rice Power: The Boat to Nowhere (Or How Not to Get the Money)

So while we continue to toil in secret, going about the business of trying to get money, I've decided to blog some stories from our previous adventures.  Yes, this is a long ass entry.  No, ...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:34:00 PST

"So what are you guys doing next?" - a common question

hey myspaceroos,Since we have been promoting Andre the Butcher since the last days of the Ford administration, many of you have had the good sense to ask us what we are planning to do next.  In ...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:20:00 PST

Ponto the Shadowdweller or The Lost Art of the Unsolicited Pitch

Hey myspacers,In a neverending quest to fill my day with valuable activity, I've decided I might try this whole "blogging" whatsit.  Does this make me Web 2.0?  I don't know, but I feel like...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:16:00 PST

ANDRE THE BUTCHER now on STARZ on Demand

hey folks,its been awhile, but things here in Rice Power land, are moving along. We're chasing the big dollar for a new flick we can hope to get started on soon, but in the meantime, be prepared for m...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:04:00 PST

TUESDAY IS ANDRE DAY!

"...a gem amidst the crap that's out there."UNCLE CREEPY (the yet-to-be-aired) Horror Channel   THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER!!!ANDRE THE BUTCHER ARRIVES ON DVD THIS TUESDAY APRIL 25!ORDER YO...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:06:00 PST

ANDRE THE BUTCHER - FANGORIA - ISSUE 253 now on sale!

that's right folks, read up about everybody's favorite Ron Jeremy slasher movie, ANDRE THE BUTCHER, in the current issue of Fangoria, at news stands everywhere. Director Philip Cruz shares some war st...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 02:47:00 PST

ANDRE THE BUTCHER release date announced

FINALLY!!!ANDRE THE BUTCHER (aka DEAD MEAT) COMING TO DVD APRIL 25, 2006!click photo for news article ANDRE THE BUTCHER (aka Dead Meat) is an independent horror/comedy directed by your truly- Philip...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:07:00 PST

ANDRE THE BUTCHER = somebody else's problem, for now

ANDRE THE BUTCHER, formerly known as the epic comedy DEAD MEAT, has been succesfully delivered to Canadian super-indie ThinkFilm for their approval.  After 2+ years, our duties have come to an en...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:39:00 PST

same news, just more of it - DEAD MEAT changes name to ANDRE THE BUTCHER because of the Irish!

Hey all,   BULLETIN - ANDRE THE BUTCHER SCREENING - TAMPA FL, 10/15/05.  MORE DETAILS AFTER THE JUMP.   There's been big news in the land of Dead Meat, the biggest of which, isn't reall...
Posted by James @ Rice Power Prod on Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:46:00 PST