01.28.08
Posted in Greg Yaitanes, Guilds/Unions at 9:38 pm by Amanda Rogers
Up till now, I haven’t written anything about the ongoing WGA writers’ strike because, well, it really hasn’t affected my project in any way. Funny how half of Hollywood has been shut down because of the strike and, yet, it’s the little guys that can keep plugging away at their projects.
Now I’m bringing up the strike because, unfortunately, fan-favorite I-Man director, Greg Yaitanes, has been very much affected by it. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Greg is among those whose overall deals have been terminated with Fox. Fox and several other studios are invoking the force majeure clauses of their contracts, which they have the right to do during labor disputes (strikes), in an effort to save themselves money.
How much longer this strike will go on is anyone’s guess, although current talks appear to be making progress. (Hey, at least they’re talking now.) In the meantime, Greg is now a free agent. Hmm…I wonder if he would be interested in directing a little independent feature film?
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01.27.08
Posted in Paul Ben-Victor, TV at 6:48 pm by Amanda Rogers
Paul Ben-Victor is again reprising his role of Spiros “Vondas” Vondopoulos in tonight’s episode of The Wire. The episode is entitled “Transitions” and it airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. on HBO. But do check the schedule as the episode will be repeated several times throughout the week.
You’ll want to tune in to next week’s episode also because Paul will be in this one too. The episode is called “Reaction Quotes” and it will air beginning at 9:00 p.m. next Sunday, February 3, 2008, with repeats also airing throughout the week.
And thank goodness for those repeats. I found out almost too late that Paul was also in last week’s episode entitled “Not for Attribution.” Fortunately, they are repeating this episode twice tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., so you still have a chance to watch it. Again, check the schedule for the time in your area.
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01.21.08
Posted in Film Festivals, Paul Ben-Victor at 10:24 pm by Amanda Rogers
It appears that Paul Ben-Victor is at the Sundance Film Festival right now. I came across a picture of him posted on the Movie Every Day website blog. The picture was taken yesterday. Currently, I don’t have any information as to whether one of his movies is playing at the festival or not.
To see the picture, scroll through the photos posted in the blog post entitled “2008 Sundance Film Festival Day 4” until you get to Paul. He’s in the second to the last photo.
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01.19.08
Posted in Fans, Film, I-Man Cast Film Update, Research at 3:45 pm by Amanda Rogers
This is a request to all you I-Man fans out there. I’m doing a research project and I need to pick your collective brains. I’m looking for the titles of movies that are similar to The Invisible Man in terms of genre, style, and/or tone.
To be even more specific, they must meet the following requirements:
- Must have been released within the last five years.
- Must be a movie, not a TV show.
- Can be a theatrical release, a TV movie, or a straight-to-DVD movie.
- Must have been released in the U.S., but can also have been released in other countries.
This isn’t a frivolous request. I’m doing this research for the film project and I can’t think of anyone better to ask than my fellow I-Man fans. After all, you are the ones who know and love the show. I need as many similar movies as you can think of, so if you can please put on your thinking caps and help me out, I would be very grateful. The more, the better. If you want to explain why you think a movie is similar to I-Man, I would be very interested in hearing that, but it isn’t necessary. Don’t worry if you’re listing some of the same movies as someone/everyone else. It’s actually very helpful to me to see which movies you agree upon.
Please reply here in the comments section. If you’re reading this from the mailing list, remember that the mailing list is read-only, so please don’t hit reply to the email. Instead, just hit the direct link at the bottom of the email to get to the blog.
Your help is very much appreciated! I hope to hear from you!
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01.16.08
Posted in "The Invisible Man", I-Man DVDs at 10:16 pm by Amanda Rogers
If you’re itching to show your support for the I-Man DVDs that are being released on March 25, I highly recommend that you pre-order your DVDs. Pre-ordering will help NBC/Universal to gauge how much interest there is in the DVDs. Strong initial sales just might help to facilitate the release of season two. We all want that, right?
You can pre-order the DVDs right now directly from the NBC/Universal store. They will ship them on March 25. The suggested retail price for the DVDs are $59.98, but through the NBC/Universal store they are $44.98. I can’t think of a better way to let them know that there is an audience for this show.
Pre-order I-Man DVDs
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