Saturday, October 29, 2005“Poppin’ my blogging cherry” by Scott Allen RinkerI suppose I should start off by saying “hi” to the 6 or 7 people out there who read this blog stuff. So…. Hi! Guess I’ll be blogging here for the next week (how the fuck Chris talked me into is a mystery to me) but don’t expect any super funny shit, ok? I’m no Dave Hanson. And I can’t go any further without giving a major thanks, pat on the back (not butt), and high five to the man of the hour, Chris Folino. Dude, you had a vision, which, well none of us really ever understood it, but you had it and that’s what counts. And I can’t tell you how fucking thrilled I am with the film you put together! (I suppose I should warn everyone that yes, foul language will be used frequently here so if you have a problem with that… then, fuck off, I guess. But also please see the movie!) One more bit of ass kissing here and then I’ll move on to the real subject for tonight’s blog. Chris, I was serious when I said this was one of the best filmmaking experiences I’ve had here in La-La land. I can’t wait to do it again. In fact let’s do that, we’ll one up Gus Van Sant and reshoot “Gamers” frame for frame but with the SAME CAST and DIRECTOR! Not even Robert Rodriguez did that! Can you feel that, baby?! Actually, maybe since this is my first blog I’ll just keep with the whole sycophantic bullshit for now and save the rants and raves for later on this week. I only got so much crap to say, people, so forgive, all right? So now I’ll take a moment and say that everybody on this damn thing deserves two things… one: a tremendous round of thanks for giving so much to the project and two: a huge bonus check when this thing sells! C’mon, Chris, whaddya say? It’s easy to say yes now, it’s like monopoly money, man, it doesn’t actually exist. You look all magnanimous now, and later, when you sell it, you can pretend you never even met those people. But for me it’d be great if you’d just put it in writing. No better yet, I’LL put it in writing and fax it to ya, you just sign on the bottom! From the bottom of my greedy little heart, I do wanna say thanks to Tito, Kevin, Fernando, Jen, Manuel, Dave C. & everybody at THQ, Chris’ family (especially Rose for putting up with us in what must have been awkward timing to say the least), and finally my boys Kevin K., Kevin S. (again), Joe and Dave. If any one of you were cool, this film would not be what it is. God, I hope they see the sarcasm and humor there otherwise I sound like a complete dick. That’s it for tonight folks, tune in tomorrow when I try to answer the eternal question: Why does Hollywood always fuck up fantasy films? Later. posted @ 11:32 PM PDT [link] [Karma: 0 (+/-)] A farewell Blog Well, it sure has been a swell week of bloging on the Gamers-The Movie website. We've had our ups (Meredith Zealy) and our downs (Meredith Zealy). I just got back from Las Vegas where I lost money and saw Dave Mathews in concert. Pretty good show but I'll take slaying orc babies anytime. I noticed in vegas that there were a lot of similarities to the casino gamblers and the character Reese. Both Reese and the Casino gamblers suck at the games they play and they never win. On the upside for the casino gamblers, they do get to have sex with prostitutes. I think maybe the sequel to "Gamers" should be set in Vegas for the a big RPG trouny at the Excalibur Resort. I also noticed that people who visit vegas (America) are fat! I'm talking fatty fat fatties. There are some huge overweight people in this country. And if anyone is wondering why we are overweight just go to the breakfast buffet at the Excalibur Resort and watch these bohemiths double fisting plates of Bacon, Sausage and Syrup/whip cream topped waffles. Its awsome to watch. Well, Vegas was fun. I suck at gambleing. Never play black jack. Go and play Texas Hold 'Em Poker. Thats the best way to lose your money. $20 bucks and you can sit and play poker for hours (providing your not an idiot) and you drink for free. Don't play the slots. That's just plain stupid. It's been fun. I'd like to apologize to all that I embarassed or humiliated or shamed in my blog week. I'd like to thank all for playing along. Especially Chrs Folino, for making all this magic possible. Also to Robert Watson and his buddy for coming to the screening and talking WOW with me afterwords (fellas I'm in a pickle. I'm stuck in Desolate and i'm only a level 26 Orc Warrior. I got now way out. Any suggestions pass them on to Chris). And thanks for letting me make fun of you in my blog. And for being away that weekend when I got to be in your bed with Kelly LeBrock. And finally to Meredith Zealy who (God willing) will never read these blogs and still has no idea who the hell Dave Hanson is. Good night America! And keep on keeping on. (what a lame ass ending. Alas). posted @ 10:37 PM PDT [link] [Karma: 0 (+/-)] Review of the film from Actress Beverly D'Angelo -by Chris Folino Who needs a film festival when you get a nice review from actress Beverly D'Angelo. Okay, I'll still take Beverly's awesome review and the film festivals. "IT’S FANTASTIC IT’S GREAT ITS GOTTA GET INTO THE FESTIVALS FOR SURE ITS GOTTA GET RELEASED_ DONT YOU THINK SOME WILL??? It’s beyond my wildest imagination. This is so strange. Just from that one exterior scene and I might have said this to your brother and the pro partner who drove me home, it had that kinship feeling to Napoleon Dynamite. Like it occupied this fringe land that really existed but didn’t at the same time. I mean, I am totally willing to buy into a subculture of Demons, Nymphs and Dungeons . The visuals were out of this world. The way you made this film is worth publicizing too and if I knew more about that I would certainly be glad to fill in that part in any interviews I could do, OR we could go a whole other way and keep building up on a parallel universes that it really IS a documentary. Spinal Tap took it really far and did concerts to promote their film, you know. I am not saying I would say that John and I should say that Gordon is our son in real life, but you know, just some grist for the mill. I loved it, really loved it." xxx bev Well done!!!!!!!" It's amazing that I still have to work a day job isn't it? That's a joke for anybody at work reading this blog. I still need my job, a film festival would be nice too. Also, big news here. Today is Dave Hanson's last blog, if Dave ever wants to log in and write something he's always invited. And starting Sunday our guest blog writer for the week will be Scott Allen Rinker. Scott played Paul in the movie and is one of the finest young actors in the business. And last but never least. I'd like to give a shout to Robert Watson. Robert goes to Newbury High School and may be the greatest World of Warcraft player in California. That's right, California and I would bet Oregon and Arizona also! (Rob, you should try Dawn of War and Winter Assault also) Thanks Robert for allowing us to film the little person, Dave Hanson, and Kelly LeBrock scene in his bedroom and for reading the blog on a regular basis. I can now say we have four people who read this blog. Peace and acceptance from all film festivals, Chris Folino posted @ 09:31 AM PDT [link] [Karma: -1 (+/-)] Friday, October 28, 2005Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon -By Chris FolinoSo last night Paul, Dave Colacioppo and Fernando were wondering how many degrees they all are from acting with Kevin Bacon. Each of them had a speaking role in the film. Paul, Dave, Fernando, and Beverly D'Angelo were in Gamers Beverly D'Angelo was in Vacation with John Candy John Candy was in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles with KEVIN BACON Kevin Bacon played the Taxi racer in that movie. See what grown men do when they await to hear back from a film festival or two or five. After having Dave Hanson post his thoughts on the blog, I really understand how important it is as a screenwriter to help him. Ha, Ha! NEW CLIP ALERT NEW CLIP ALERT NEW CLIP ALERT NEW CLIP ALERT We took a scene with Reese and Paul called "The Comforter of Shame" and we gave it to www.warcry.com to post as an exclusive. Once they do we will post a link to the clip. And we hear we are getting a second interview from the other staff member from Warcry. We have no idea if she'll be like "This movie makes me miss Cop Rock!" Back to the clip, it's a funny clip, it's when Paul gives Reese his gift for helping out the streak. It's a comforter with a list of all the character's that have died on Reese's watch. Speaking of the "Comforter of Shame" the woman who spent hours making that comforter and associate producer Melissa Rivas's will be interviewed and posted very soon. posted @ 06:58 AM PDT [link] [Karma: -1 (+/-)] Thursday, October 27, 2005Today and then tomorrowSo Today will also be tomorrows blog as I will not be in town to write. I am on my way to Vegas to watch Dave Mathews and Tim Reynolds play. I got a last minute ticket from a buddy of mine so we're going vegas baby! yeah! Tonight I am hosting the early show at the Hollywood Improv. Should be fun and I hope there is a good crowd. You never know with Thursdays. I have new material I have to try out so I'm hoping all goes well. I now have a bonafied movie to list in my introduction credits, "You've seen him in blah blah blah, it's Dave Hanson!" and what not. Should be exciting. I really have nothing to write about. Check out the warcry.com website to read Chris Folino's interview about Gamers. And keep praying that we get into Sundance and all the other festivals. Today I played basketball and realized that in some ways I am a lot different from the character Reese and in some ways I am similair. I don't think the character Reese can dunk a basketball and neither can Dave Hanson as it turns out. I don't have sick hops though Reese could create a character with sick hops. Trouble is Kevin would kill her off pretty quickly. So I will do one more Blog for Saturday. I would like to thank Chris Folino for the oppertunity to blog on the website and I would like to personally thank him for destroying the future marriage of Meradith Zealy and myself. Thanks Chris. I owe you. posted @ 06:56 PM PDT [link] [Karma: 2 (+/-)] Quick Message -From Chris Folino Two things, I don't want to take away the thunder that is Dave Hanson. A special thanks to the folks around the country who have written us. It means a great deal to everyone on the film. We got a really nice email today from James Stuart that I wanted to share. "I saw the very first piece that Warcry released with the links to the teasers, and I was sold. Then I read the great review of your movie on Warcry a week or so later. Today I read the interview with Christopher Folino on Warcry. I have to tell you that I am very excited to see this type of movie coming out. In an industry full of crap it will be refreshing. I am a PnP gamer as well as an online gamer and I defiantly accept this type of humor, albeit some may hit close to home. I am spreading the word about this movie to every person I can. After watching the trailers, my girlfriend, whom abhors all gaming, is also excited to go see it. I am really rooting for you guys to have a smash here. I think that your timing for release is great with gaming in general becoming more mainstream. " Best of luck, James Stuart IT Specialist Now if James turns out to be my brother Steven who’s just fucking with me, then I'm going to have to ask somebody to kiss his ass! And lastly we are half up on IMDB! Yeah baby! The movie Gamers (2006) is up with a link to the web site. We are praying the cast and crew list will get added soon. Thanks and Hanson let's be extra funny today okay! posted @ 09:37 AM PDT [link] [Karma: -1 (+/-)] Wednesday, October 26, 2005The confessional BlogOk, this blog goes out to my homie C-Fo I have a confession that I should make in regards to my last blog. Um...I've never dated or have been propositioned for a date by Meredith Zealy. Sorry. It's true though. We've barely spoken. We did speak at the screening. We shook hands and she said three words that I will never forget. Who, are and you. And its not so much the words but the importance of what they meant. They meant that we connected. And that’s what its about people. Connecting with another person. Another soul. A soul mate, if you will. And I think that’s what it was. The meeting of two soul mates...seriously, guys, it's meant to be (and I am fully aware that by doing these blogs I have completely destroyed any chance I had with this wonderful woman...damn you Chris Folino. Damn you!). Ok, all that was BS. And Chris and the other two guys who read this, I hope your laughing. I did catch a lot crap from Chris Folino about my headshot. A charming picture of me in a cap. Very "character". It gets me in a lot of doors, including the one for "Gamers". So lets not bite the hand that feeds us ok? As for the movie we are now in the waiting period for the festivals. Chris is going insane and I am just waiting for that Fame Bus to stop on by and pick me up. Hurry up Fame, papa has to pay rent this month! Oh and the other confession for that last blog was that those two nerds I met weren't nerds at all. I just said that to make myself seem cooler then everyone around me. And pantsing them at the screening was just plain mean. I'm sorry guys. posted @ 03:19 PM PDT [link] Tuesday, October 25, 2005The new blog (with 15% extra funny!)Hey everybody, First off I want to apologize for the quick blog yesterday. Clearly it disappointed all three of the people who read this blog. So again I continue to find this blog writing confusing. I'm not sure what to talk about. Should I discuss the mundane things I did today? Or rehash the exciting six (yeah SIX) days of shooting gamers? I could take this opportunity to shamelessly promote my other film "Twixter". Yes, yes, before I shot (or should I say performed) "Gamers" I was working on another feature film. But that is another story. You don't want to hear about...oh? Oh you do? You do indeed? Well then here we go! The film was originally called "Living With The Rents" (Alas the website still has the old title. Check it out: http://www.livingwiththerents.com/) (Alas I used alas again!). (Man the grammar in this blog is atrocious)(As is the spelling.). This film is a funny little film about a guy named Rob turning 30 and coming to realize he still lives at home with no prospects for the future. I play his best friend Stevie who runs a hot dog stand. The film is directed by David Tybor. And it was a lot of fun to shoot. There was only one director. There were no women going into labor. And nobody forcing the actors to write blogs and then publicly criticizing their blogs and demanding better work. But best of all we had a full month to shoot the film...ahhhhh. It truly was an experience. But then I was cast in "Gamers"! (For more details please see my "Ten Questions with Dave Hanson). And the rest was magic! I did have a cool thing happen on the night of the screening. After the movie finished and people began congratulating me and women tearing off their clothes and Meredith Zealy asking me out on a date (you happy now Chris?) two young men (and I'm not into that) came up to me. I'll be honest. They were nerds. But nerds with pride. Which means to themselves they were normal but the rest of us call them nerds. These guys came up to me to say the liked the movie. We shook hands and introduced ourselves (I don't remember their names. I'm far too big for that at this point. I mean Meredith Zealy asked me out!). And then they looked around in a shifty way, as if to pull out bastard sword and kill me like an orc baby. And they leaned in and one said, "We're WOW players too." The other just nodded. WoW? WoW...oh yeah. World of Warcraft. Which is my favorite game at the moment (again refer to my "Ten Questions with Dave Hanson". Come on people catch up!). Real gamers. I'm a video gamer myself but I'm new to this game and I date women like and similar too Meredith Zealy. So I am not a real gamer in the strict definition or description of that kind of person. The silent one leaned in even further and said, "What level are you?" and for a second this seemed a lot like the conversation I had with the guide for the free tour of the L. Ron Hubbard museum and intelligence test last Friday (Trying to further my career and as it turns out I'll sell out anything for it. Even Jesus). But Alas (again!) it wasn't Scientology but World Of Warcraft and when I squeaked out the messily number 24 to these gaming nerds they laughed and both said in full voice "Level 60 Bitch!" and they knew that in their world they were cooler than the guy who dates women like and similar too Meredith Zealy. God Bless America. posted @ 04:18 PM PDT [link] An open letter about Dave's Blog on Monday -From Chris Folino Hi Dave, I'm not sure if we can work together on another film. Your blog on Monday fell as sharply as Deuce Bigalow European Gigolo numbers during it's second week in theaters. I hope you can find your inner humor and really make me proud. I have standards you know, my three readers love to hear me rag on Gary Coleman. So, please make today's blog, something memorable. I'm hoping something better than the "I have a dream speech" or the "Four scores and seven years ago" chat. So good luck Hanson, and remember making fun of the cash-call guy works! Or if you really want to help talk about Meredith Zealy. We get the most response from male viewers when we mention her name. Good Luck, Chris posted @ 07:13 AM PDT [link] [Karma: 3 (+/-)] Monday, October 24, 2005The forgotten Blog!My friends...this is the forgotten Blog! All that really means is that I forgot to blog today. Sorry. I know you were waiting by the website blog page, constantly refreshing your browser, eagerly awaiting the next wise words thrown together to form even wiser sentences, paragraphs and opinions by Dave Hanson, yes THE DAVE HANSON! But alas...it was all in vain. I forgot to write. I really just wanted to write a sentence using the word "alas". So I promise to write an extra long and extra funny blog tomorrow! Thats right! Extra funny! Thats 15% more funny than usual! Stay tuned kids! posted @ 11:33 PM PDT [link] [Karma: -2 (+/-)] Sunday, October 23, 2005My First Blog. By David HansonFirst, let me just say that this blog and the blogs to follow will most likely be not very interesting. I will try to make them funny but this whole "have one of the actors blog for a week" idea probably would have been more interesting during the film making rather than during the post-post production when the actor is doing nothing for the project at all. But I shall do my best to make this entertaining. So, that said, I have my coffee brewed, my hangover clearing, and my fingers ready to type. Let the magic flow. Acting in the movie "Gamers" was a wonderful experience (for reasons please refer to my "Ten Questions With Dave Hanson"), and I am really hoping it does well in the festivals. I say that because I am really excited with the finished product and because I have nothing else to live for. This film is my only hope Folino. It better pay off or its your ass! It's uninteresting to go through this post production process as an actor because you have nothing further to do with the project. It is completely out of my hands. All I can do is hop on board another production and wait to see if this one does anything good (which I think it will). Has my life changed at all from working on "Gamers"? Aside from the emotional scars, no. The day after we wrapped I went back to my day/night job (which is as a doorman at the Hollywood Improv). There I was standing outside, trying to talk to pretty girls while getting cock blocked by other comics and being told to load boxes of booze into my boss' luxery SUV which was parked next to my sad Geo Hatchback. All the while I was day dreaming about the very day before when I was surrounded by a camera crew, a make up lady powdering my face and I, Dave Hanson, was about to do a bedroom scene with Kelly LeBrock. I was an actor damn it! Cut to: 24 hours later, outside the improv: Dave Hanson day dreaming at the door when his Boss walks up to him. "Wake-up Dick!" "Uh, um... God made a brand new day?" posted @ 11:52 AM PDT [link] [Karma: -1 (+/-)] |
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