01.29.07
Posted in Internet, Mike McCafferty, Videos at 7:21 pm by Mike McCafferty
Hello team,
I thought I’d share this little short film I made a month ago. It’s of marginal interest to I-man fans because A. I and jason Makiaris are in it and B. It’s sort of a spoof on H.G. Wells’ “The Time-Machine”, forefather of our beloved Invisible Man.
This was entered into the Channel 101 short film monthly competition, in which the top five voted films get to make additional episodes. This actually finished sixth, oddly enough, right behind my return series “Quest“, so it was a mixed evening to be sure.
Anyway, hope you enjoy it.
Mike
http://one.revver.com/watch/155330
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01.28.07
Posted in "The Invisible Man" at 8:32 am by Amanda Rogers
Do you remember the great little board forum that The Invisible Man had at SciFi.com? Remember how we grumbled and complained when Sci Fi deleted it? Well, the I-Man forum has a chance to come back to the Sci Fi board, but it needs your vote!
Sci Fi is holding a poll right now to give fans a chance to vote if they want their favorite shows’ forums restored to the bulletin board. As of this posting, Invisible Man has 11 votes, and according to Sci Fi, all a show needs is 10 votes, so technically we should see our old forum restored to the site in the near future. Yay!
So why am I asking you to go vote? Well, because I’d love to send a message to Sci Fi that the I-Man audience is still here and still supporting their show. I, for one, would love to see I-Man reruns back on TV and this could be a way to send Sci Fi executives that message (not to mention that reruns would help the movie project). I think we can do a heck of a lot better than 11 votes.
The poll is open until January 31, 2007, so there is very little time. Please vote and spread the word to everyone you know and get them to vote.
To vote go to the SciFi.com forums and scroll down and click on the General Discussion section. Then click on the New forums for old favorites topic near the top of the list to vote for The Invisible Man. You must be signed in to vote.
Thank you for your help.
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01.27.07
Posted in Eddie Jones, Theatre/Plays at 9:11 pm by Amanda Rogers
If you’ve missed Eddie Jones‘ previous performances in Death of a Salesman, you’ve got another chance to see him shine in this role. Eddie has sent the following note, as well as a great review, that I’m passing on to all of you.
Hello All,
I have been given the privilege of playing Willy again. I think I am getting pretty close to getting it right. Check our production out. Please.
Death of a Salesman at the Odyssey
A Review By Kelly Monaghan
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman enjoys iconic status in the American theatrical canon and justly so. However, in an odd way, its success has worked against it. Revivals tend to attract mega-stars to the role of Willie Loman and the productions built around them tend to strive for operatic grandeur. The result is often less than successful, as perfectly illustrated by recent productions starring Dustin Hoffman and Brian Dennehy. The Willies we get in these bloated, star-driven vehicles are intriguingly idiosyncratic (Hoffman) or downright bathetic (Dennehy), but the play inevitably suffers.
Now Los Angeles’ estimable Odyssey Theatre is presenting a human-scale reading of the play that allows it to speak with the quiet power that I think Miller intended.
The Odyssey production, under the unobtrusive direction of Bob Collins, allows veteran character actor Eddie Jones to turn in a masterful performance that is quite literally heart-wrenching. I have never seen Miller’s merciless deconstruction of the American myth of success rendered more powerfully or more simply. I confess that I am unfamiliar with Jones’ work, but if this isn’t the greatest performance of his career then I feel cheated from having missed him in earlier roles.
Linda Loman, Willie’s long-suffering wife, is often portrayed as a beaten-down woman in performances that are muted to avoid drawing attention from the star. Anne Gee Byrd is something a revelation, giving us a Linda Loman who lives up to Biff’s description of her as a “woman with substance.” She is quite simply superb, every inch Jones’ equal and, through her love and loyalty, we are able to see the Willie that was in the sad, beaten man who is.
Ivan Baccarat (Biff) and Aaron McPherson (Happy) as the Loman’s flawed sons do a good job of making concrete the fatal flaws in the world view Willie wants so desperately to pass on to them. Baccarat works especially well with Jones. The scene late in the play in which Biff sees Willie at his most-human and most-pathetic is embarrassing to watch, which is just as it should be.
Miller, unlike most other playwrights, has the gift of creating small roles that allow good actors to score indelible impressions with a few scant moments of stage time. The supporting performers in this production seize the opportunity. Robert Machray (Uncle Ben), Alan Charof (Charley), Jeremy Shouldis (Bernard), and Lou Volpe (Stanley, the waiter) are all excellent. And Jill Jacobson (The Woman) makes Willie’s cruel betrayal of Linda perfectly understandable.
This is, quite simply, a superb production of a great American classic. If you are in the L.A. area, don’t miss it.
Salesman runs from January 20th through February 25th. Tickets are $22 to $26, with discounts for students and union actors. For more information call 310-477-2055 or log on to www.odysseytheatre.com.
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01.25.07
Posted in Paul Ben-Victor, Theatre/Plays at 9:01 pm by Amanda Rogers
If you’ve always wanted to see Paul Ben-Victor perform live on stage (what fan wouldn’t?), now is your chance. The Good Steno is coming to the Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles, California. It will be playing every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at 8:00 p.m. from February 9 through March 25. Previews will be on February 3 and 4.
The Good Steno was written by Paul and his mother, Leah Kornfeld Friedman. Paul also directs and stars in this play. Busy guy!
The theater is located at:
Hayworth Theater
2509 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CAÂ
MapQuest Map
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets via their website or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
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01.21.07
Posted in Internet, Mike McCafferty, Videos at 7:22 pm by Amanda Rogers
There’s a fun little series going around the Internet called Chad Vader. It’s a spoof on the Star Wars Darth Vader character. Created by Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda of Blame Society Productions, the latest installment, Episode 5 (Holiday Special), features our own Mike McCafferty as a rather unconventional ghost.
Go check it out on YouTube and may the force be with you.
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