Saturday, November 26, 2005THE “BEST “ BLOG WEEKEND by Chris FolinoBEST EXCUSE FROM AN AGENT ON WHY THEIR ACTOR WOULDN’T APPEAR IN “GAMERS” “It’s not the right material for my client” –Gary Coleman’s agent “My client’s not interested in appearing in a film that pays more to the camera rental house than my client”. –Jay Mohr’s agent “Phoebe Kates has retired from acting and the script really didn’t provoke her to want to return”. –Associates of Mrs. Kline BEST MOMENTS WHILE FILMING The last day of shooting on 35mm was the studio scene with Kevin Sherwood and my favorite moment was saying “It’s a wrap!” and looking over at Kevin and smiling. We waited twenty some odd years to make a real movie, we started together at Bishop Amat High School in 1986 so it was a great feeling to get that monkey off our backs. Other highlights included Watching the main five actors work together, they’re that good of actors that you believe they have been friends for over twenty years. Having our high school principal continue the streak of always appearing in our movies, no matter how big or small the part is. Shooting the Jesus scene and hearing Tito crack up, that was a good time. We are re-editing the scene again to make sure it flows better. BEST EXPERIENCE EDITING THE MOVIE I love seeing all the graphics get added. The animated dice that Colacioppo did was awesome and everything he and Pieper have done for special effects is sweet. Fernando adding the porn music while John and Beverly talk was awesome. Adding the new scenes and moving stuff around is a blast too, it’s giving the movie a solid chance to be a cult classic. BEST COMMENT ABOUT THE MOVIE “Gamers is funny both for the guys hanging out and for big comedy bits that go far beyond wrong into “Oh, god, they’re not really…oh, god, they are!!” I don’t know if it’s writing, direction, or acting, maybe all three, but the best part of it all is not a scene feels forced. Gamers barrels over the line without even snickering, deadpanning hilariously wrong things and then moving on to the next scene without a wink.” –Shannon “Vandemar” Drake from www.warcry.com BEST FAN EMAIL “My D&D party has been together for over 15 years and have waited for a film like this to be made. We have a diverse group of players, a lawyer, an FBI agent, a construction worker, a pipe fitter, a professor, and a business owner. This movie looks like something we will all enjoy as a group and laugh about for a long time. Thank you for making this film. When will it be released on the big screen or available on DVD? -Gape posted @ 10:15 AM PDT [link] [Karma: 0 (+/-)] Friday, November 25, 2005Film Festival Deadlines by Chris FolinoI think the top two questions everyone asks me now are; 1. What are the odds of getting the film into a festival? 2. When do you find out about the film festivals? Well, here are the dates of Notification for Film Festivals. Sundance –The original notification was November 28th -30th. The 28th will be the announcement for Competition and the 30th will be for Special Screenings and Midnights Showings However, from what we are hearing it may be Dec 2nd or even delayed By a week. Slamdance –December 6th, 2005 Equally as huge as Sundance and even statistically harder to get in. Palm Springs –December 15th, 2005 Every festival listed here is “huge”. Santa Barbara Film Festival –Starts February –Hopeful to hear by late December Early January. Berlin Film Festival –Starts in February, should hear back by January U.S. Comedy Arts Festival –Not sure of date of notification The festival starts in March South by Southwest –Starts in March, we are submitting this week to the Film to the festival with a new cut. Our best cut of the film yet. So where are we at with the film? This is the month we get a film print of the movie, shoot some more scenes And finalize audio. It’s a busy time and its exciting and very nerve racking! We do plan on entering a lot more festivals. However, if we can get into any of the festival listed above it will be “life changing.” And my answer to “What are the chances of the “Gamers” getting into any Festivals?” I don’t have a clue. The odds are very low, However, what in life gives you great odds? I’m hopeful, we are really proud of the movie. Ninety-five percent of the entire film is shot on 35MM and it looks clean and professional. It has great acting and I hope the script is original enough. We are tightening up the film and hope to shoot some new scenes to make it a great comedy. posted @ 12:41 PM PDT [link] [Karma: 0 (+/-)] Thursday, November 24, 2005Happy Thanksgiving by Chris FolinoHappy Thanksgiving to all three of you who read this blog! After yesterday's blog, it's down to one! I’ve dedicated today’s blog to the top fiveinventions that I’m really "Thankful" for! So now, here are the top five things I'm most thankful for this Thanksgiving 5. A draw between the PSP & Chapstick Chapstick-Original –Man, it’s the only thing that works for me. I do a lot of sucking up and my lips are PSP –Nice hand-held gaming system with some cool games out right now! Multiplayer on GTA: Liberty City is a fun time for the entire family! 4. HBO –Serious, you want to know how good HBO is? Just turn on Showtime, any hour of the day! With show like Entourage, Extras, Real Time with Bill Maher, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sopranos and Deadwood you never have to watch the WB network again! You shouldn't be watching the WB any ways! 3. Tivo –God himself created this! He knows the importance of never watching A TV commercial ever again. Or better, he knows the importance of fast-forwarding The Super Bowl game to watch commercials. I love Tivo, if it had boobs, I would have married it! (Note to wife, I love you...this blog is just for entertainment) 2. Coleco-Head-To-Head Football –I still have one in my bathroom! No matter how much gaming systems change over the years, you won’t find a cooler hand-held game. You can run, pass, and play against a friend. This is still a classic. 1. Intellivision –I own an XBOX 360 and I can’t tell you how pretty Madden Football looks! However, it’s no fun! I won’t even cry about the lack of depth for the Franchise Mode. If you want a gaming system that’s fun! You go get yourself an Intellivision. I’m in love with Major League Baseball. I will pay $50 a game to anyone who can beat me in MLB on the Intellivision! And the people, who run it today, kick ass! Viva la Intellivision! And lastly Happy Thanksgiving! And let us pray for peace in the Middle East……I mean Eastern part of that ranch in Crawford Texas! And a wonderful holiday shout-out to the Catholic Church and the new ruling on not allowing homosexuals to become Priests! Yes, that will solve it! And perhaps we should bring back the Children’s Crusade? Both are very progressive ideas! Wait, how about letting woman be priest? and also let the men get married? Remember, the Apostles were married and if you followed that example, it would of saved you a few billion dollars on lawsuits! Bring on the negative karma kids! posted @ 10:20 AM PDT [link] [Karma: 1 (+/-)] Wednesday, November 23, 2005Blogatics by Chris Folino or Michael Moore?I have such high standards that if my blog is going to suck, I don't even bother. So yesterday, I protected the two readers who visit us daily! And what kind of idiot writes a blog every day about a movie that nobody has seen? Hello, is it me you’re looking for? I'm your idiot! So what's new? "Holiday...celebrate...it would be so nice!" For what? I never understood or listen to the radio long enough to hear the rest of those lyrics. UPDATE ON THE FILM 1. Good news -It's amazing what six weeks away from editing and a private screening can do! We got clarity! We are moving scenes around and we are going to be shooting some new scenes, which are funny. Funny as shit! And we all know "Shit" is funny. "Shit" is so funny, that it has a standing invite to appear on "The Tonight Show" on a nightly basis. If you haven't seen "Shit", he guest stars on all the "WB" Comedy shows. The "Shit" is always there! And when the "Shit" is serious, he's appearing over in Iraq on a daily basis. But, if he had it his way "The Shit" prefers to stay at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, dreaming-up new ways to "Shit" on all of us! Oh, no the blog has turned into "Shit!" Oh, forgive me! I might lose that one Republican blog reader. I'm sorry, I went liberal the day of Ronald Reagan's funeral. Not because, of some motivational speech by Bert and Ernie, or Burt Bacharach, or even Barack Obama. Oh, no! It's because, it took me three hours to get home that night. I prefer you raise my taxes over keeping me stranded for three hours, because of a dead guy. That's a shit load of Madden Franchise Football I'm not playing! I live ten miles away from my work. However, because they shut down streets and the freeways were jammed it took me three hours! What the fuck? He's dead! Why can't we have two motor cops like everyone else? This is California? He was a shitty actor and his legacy as President is very debatable! (AIDS you say? What AIDS? It's all coming from the bathhouses! -Please) I think I even voted for Reagan once, but, fuck if I would ever vote for him again! Even if they found a way to bring his brain back and place it into Jessica Alba's body! The damage is done. The fucking Ventura County Republicans who lined up on the freeway to see just the car carrying his dead body and waving American flags was very touching...For who? His Wife? Not him! He’s dead! I'm sure his wife Nancy was like "For Fuck Sake, clear the roads, let's burry the guy! I got a date with Karl Rove later!" She like's her men looking kind of dead, and without a heart!" I do expect a rather large negative Karma rating for that crack! Because, I took a shot at the “Just say no to drugs!" former First-Lady. What a legacy! Myself? What have I done to help the world? Well, I’m trying to educate the world about "Dick!" "Everybody loves Dick!" It would be a better world if everyone would just love "Dick!"? But, hey! Who’s got time to read this blog? You should be out working more hours to pay for all the gas to drive your car! Why do we invade a country if we can't get gas for fewer than two bucks? Hell, I will vote for the devil himself or even Karl Rove if he can get my gas for under two bucks a gallon! Back to comedy, brave words from a man who still has a day job you say? Well, we are attempting to keep make one of the best comedies ever. "Gamers" will be up there in the comedy spotlight along with "Weekend at Bernie’s 2" and "Mannequin 2!" Man, I would love to someday buy the rights and combine those movies together. We could do a whole "Alien Vs Predator" thing, but with comedy of course! That's all the time I have right now, I need to go call Martin Sheen and see what were doing for lunch tomorrow. posted @ 10:24 AM PDT [link] [Karma: 2 (+/-)] Monday, November 21, 2005Gen Con Highlights and some other thoughts by Chris FolinoHere are some highlights I took away from Gen Con: 1. At Gen Con, I was considered very thin. I was able to have extra butter on my waffles and still look like "Kate Moss" compared to the other gamers at the convention. 2. Monster energy drink reps were at our booth to pass out free drinks and condoms. At the end of the convention they gave away over 2,000 cans of Monster and just two condoms. 3. If you can get past the excessive flatulence, Michael Bell is the perfect "car pool buddy”. Who the hell wouldn’t want to hear him say in character as Zan from the Wonder Twins, "Form of a huge ass dildo!” For everyone under the age of thirty, Michael Bell is a god at cartoon and animated movie voices and he did various voices for "The Super Friends", and the character, Zan, from the Wonder Twins, for some fucked reason always had to pick “form of water” which made no sense, considering his twin sister could be anything she wanted to be! It's fucking bullshit! That's what it is! Scott Allen Rinker is also a fine "car pool buddy” if you like to be "hit-on" every five minutes. Yeah, sure he's got a wife. However, it's all for show. 4. Never believe a famous actor when he tells you he's watched your movie, and then when you're sitting next to him at a private screening "that will not damage your chances to get into a film festival", it’s obvious he’s NEVER seen the movie! Who cares? I love the actor! The man can do no wrong in my book! Well, except for appearing on Perry Mason… That’s almost as bad as killing Jesus or baby seals. 5. Having to watch Kevin Kirkpatrick order dinner is a lot like what I imagine G.W. is like when leading our country -- very indecisive, and when he gets sound advice on “what to order” he does the opposite thing. And then when he gets his free dinner, he bitches about what a crappy restaurant you’ve taken him too. Baker Square, ladies and gentleman! How bad is it to get a free meal from Baker Square? I swear, people from Texas hate the French or even restaurants that sound French! 6. Dave Hanson is perhaps the new “Mother Teresa” of our generation. He’s selfless, caring for the poor and sick, and if your name is Meredith, you should call him for a date. Dave’s not just eye candy, he has a great sense of humor. His turn-ons include long walks on the beach and reading a nice book with lots of pop-up pictures! His major turn-offs are people who are unkind to the environment and who don’t like the movie, “Gamers”! Best of all, Dave will always be honest with you about where he lives. If she goes for this dude, you’re doing the “lactating milk boob scene” with Manuel! 7. You’ll meet some really kind folks at Gen Con, especially if they’re from Boston. And I was amazed at how many attractive lady gamers there were at Gen Con. Congrats to the two of you! 8. Once you’ve reached the age of thirty, it’s uncool to ever pass a note during a private “movie” screening to a girl who looks like she’s sixteen years old. Even if your dad should be the next President of the United States, it’s NOT cool! People will refer to you as the strange stalker. Jesus, Tom, please don’t turn into a dirty young man! 9. Special thanks to Manuel, Monster, Cattaneo Bros Beef Jerky, Gen Con, Intellivision, Fernando, Dave, Melissa, Jennifer, and all the actors for volunteering their time to make people aware of the movie. I’m still not getting any of you Christmas gifts. If you tried a little harder maybe we would have a distribution deal, you slackers! What else is going on? We are a week away from hearing back from the Sundance Film Festival to see if the movie got in for competition or even just invited for a screening of the film. Or perhaps they will reject it all together. Yes, rejection. Nothing like a little rejection before the holiday season! “Dearest folks at Gamers. We, at Sundance, wish you Christmas Cheer! And as to answer on your acceptance, we turn to Charles Dickens we fear! In the altered words of Tiny Tim, ‘God Bless Us, Every one! Your fucking movie didn’t get in!’ We got some great ideas on how to “tighten-up” the film this weekend. It will help with the pacing nicely. We may shoot a new scene with Kevin Sherwood relating to horses! And lastly, I have a new ideas for a scene that could perhaps be the most offensive scene ever. It involves Ben and his character, “Johnny”. How offensive? Let’s just say that if my mother were alive today, this scene alone would kill her! That’s how good it is! posted @ 10:13 AM PDT [link] [Karma: 3 (+/-)] |
Navigation: home archives links: Gamers Home Media Forum |