Have any of you had a chance to look around the In Plain Sight official website? If not, there are some great video interviews with Paul Ben-Victor that you should check out. In the third video Paul talks about being an actor and I have to say I really admire his philosophy and attitude about what he does for a living.
To view the videos click on the link below and scroll down the page a bit until you get to Paul’s videos.
This is very last minute and I realize that for those of you on the East coast this may be coming too late, but I just found out that Vincent Ventresca is a guest on tonight’s episode of In Plain Sight! Yep, Vince and Paul in the same show again. How cool is that?! I wonder if they will have any interaction?
In Plain Sight is on tonight at 10:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. Central) on USA. The episode is entitled “Hoosier Daddy” (how fitting). If for some reason you missed it, do check the In Plain Sight website for air dates of repeats of this episode.
Last, but by all means not least, I want to give Elaine a big huge thanks for giving me the heads up on this.
My does time fly when you’re busy working on a film. Tomorrow is the premier of Paul Ben-Victor’s new series In Plain Sight! Not long ago it seemed so far off, and now it’s already here. Funny how that happens.
So I’ve been checking out the reviews and the critics run the range from like it to hate it. Jonathan Storm from Philly.com describes the show as “formulaic, but it works” and manages to insult and compliment Paul all in one sentence:
Mary’s boss is Stan McQueen, which, I guess, is funny because he’s played by schlumpy, shrimpy Paul Ben-Victor, a great character actor last seen as henchman to The Greek, the all-powerful crime boss in The Wire.
Here are some more reviews to check out if you wish:
Blogcritics Magazine
Crime Spree Cinema
Entertainment Weekly
The San Francisco Chronicle
USA Today
LA Times
Here’s an interesting press release that talks about USA’s interactive marketing campaign for In Plain Sight.
TV.com has a whole bunch of photos from the show that you can check out.
Fanbolt has a great interview with Paul about his new series and he does mention Invisible Man in it, more than once.
So be sure to check out Paul’s new series, In Plain Sight, tomorrow night, June 1, 2008, at 10:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. Central) on USA.
If you were looking forward to the premiere of Paul Ben-Victor’s new series In Plain Sight tomorrow night, well, you’re going to have to wait a little longer. The premiere date has been pushed back to Sunday, June 1, 2008, at 10:00 p.m./9:00 p.m. Central on USA.
Paul plays the role of Stan McQueen in this series. You can read about his character on his character profile page. Personally, I found Paul’s bio page to be a much more interesting read…lot’s of great info and tidbits.
In mentioning Paul’s past achievements, USA mentions Invisible Man. But what I didn’t know about was the award Paul received for his role of Bobby Hobbes in the series. When did that happen? Am I the only one who didn’t know about this?
Here’s what USA has to say about it:
Ben-Victor also starred as Special Agent Bobby Hobbes in the international hit series “The Invisible Man,” a role that earned him a Best Supporting Actor Audience Award for Sci Fi.
Wow, learn something new every day. We fans all know how incredibly talented Paul is and it’s wonderful to see that his talent has been acknowledged! Here’s some more news about Paul:
Sexy Laundry, the play starring Paul Ben-Victor and Frances Fisher, extends its highly successful run yet again. The play now runs through April 26, 2008 at The Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles. Shows run from Thursday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and some of the shows are completely sold out. To buy tickets visit Brown Paper Tickets.
The critics continue to give the show rave reviews:
“Fisher and Ben-Victor are masterful in their roles, they have us in stitches one minute and teary eyed the next. Blumsack’s dynamic direction allows the characters to live and breathe.”
-LA Weekly“Played for all it’s worth.”
-LA Times“Captivating”….. Likened to an intertwining of Martha and George (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?”) “Intuitive staging by Gary Blumsack”
-Variety“The cast is superb.”
-City Beat“Hilarious…. Moving…. Fisher and Ben-Victor make a dream team”
-LA Scene
Here’s a little video I found giving us a glimpse of Paul in action.
Sexy Laundry, the play starring Paul Ben-Victor and Frances Fisher, has been extended through March 30, 2008 at The Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles. Shows run from Thursday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. So if you’re in the area and haven’t had a chance to see it yet, it’s not too late.
The show continues to get rave reviews. The California National Organization for Women had this to say about the play:
It was the most laugh-out-loud funny, touching and moving play I have seen in quite awhile. This dramedy is about a long married couple trying to put the spark back into their marriage on a weekend in a hotel. Both Paul Ben-Victor (Henry) and Frances Fisher (Alice) give outstanding performances.
For tickets go to Brown Paper Tickets.
Paul Ben-Victor, as well as co-star Frances Fisher, have received high praise from Variety for their performances in Sexy Laundry. It’s great to see Paul recognized for his talent! Here are a few excerpts from the article:
Canadian scripter Michele Riml is fortunate to have such accomplished pros as film/stage vets Frances Fisher and Paul Ben-Victor inhabiting the personas of sexually challenged mid-lifers Alice and Henry…
Fortunately, Fisher and Ben-Victor are more than up to the task of realizing all the emotional twists and turns while investing a rollicking humor into the Alice/Henry travails.
It is a tribute to Ben-Victor’s craftsmanship that Henry’s emotional turnaround in the perplexing final scene makes the scripter’s feel-good ending actually seem plausible.
Paul Ben-Victor and Frances Fisher talk about their play, Sexy Laundry, in the following video interview. Sexy Laundry is now playing at the Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles through March 16, 2008.
I embedded the video into this blog post, but could only get it to work intermittingly. If it doesn’t work for you, click on the link below to go directly to the video on YouTube.