Ryan Gould, Condemned’s Director of Photography, forwarded me these beautiful panoramic stills he took on set, using the Horizon camera. Click on the images below for large versions. Visit Ryan’s Website. And check out his comedy shorts at Daily Fiber.
The Shock Packed Story of Today’s Young Addicts… My 2005 short film, Heavy Soul, is featured at the video blog, No Fat Clips, for your downloading or streaming pleasure.
The new issue of Shock Cinema Magazine – the great cult film publication – features a review of Condemned. Flip to page 44, above the second part of the Jim Kelly interview. Being featured in Shock Cinema is truly exciting. Click on the image below for a larger view. Look for the new issue (#38) [...]
Cinema-Crazed posted a great review for Condemned: “Shai is a wonderful director capable of making every situation seem like a time capsule of the fifties and this film is no exception. He manages to bring the best out of his cast and their performances are sharp . . . Ultimately “Condemned” stands as a metaphor [...]
“The Story of a Teen-Age Fire-Bomb! Look out! She’s set to explode!” (The Green Eyed Blonde, 1957) With the making of my new short film, Condemned, I found myself watching and re-watching many Women-In-Prison (WIP) films. Recently catching up with a curious 1957 picture, The Green Eyed Blonde, I was inspired to write about the [...]
Talk Normal released their new music video today. It was directed by Pastor Alvarado & Genn Leong, who did production design and costumes on my upcoming short, Condemned. It’s excellent, check it out…
My last update featured photos of of Mexican Lobby Cards I got from my friend, Roy Frumkes, who found them at a visit to a vintage store in Huntington, NY. Roy, Rob Neilson, Glenn Andreiev and I ventured out there to scavage more memorabilia… This resulted in many more Mexican Lobby Cards, from classic Hollywood [...]
My friend, Roy Frumkes, picked up these stunning (vintage!) Mexican Lobby Cards for me at an old thrift store. 3 exploitation features from the 1960′s (The Choppers, Girl in Trouble & The Mini-Skirt Mob), and one by Frank Tashlin and Jerry Lewis. The Choppers (1961)
Started work on a new short film titled, CONDEMNED. A 1950s prison drama. To be shot in NYC sometime in late-August. I’m looking for the 3 lead actresses: Female Prisoner #1031: 26-30, once lively, now worn out, beaten down, fighting to stay alive. Laura: 28-32, A Mamie Van Doren-type, wannabe 50s movie-star behind bars. The [...]
My review of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival is now up at The Brooklyn Rail. Also available in print around the Brooklyn area. It features reviews of Black Dynamite, Don McKay, Stay Cool, The Girlfriend Experience, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, Transcendent Man, Soul Power, Blank City and Burning Down the House: [...]
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