Playwright and social activist Catherine Filloux was already a player on the international theater scene before the terrorist attacks of 9/11. But in its wake she felt an urgency to keep the lines of global communication open. So did her friend, director Roberta Levitow."In America there was a battening down of the hatches, and cultural exchange was becoming more difficult," she says. "In 2003, we created Theatre Without Borders (Twb) as a way to encourage cultural exchange and reach out to others with similar interests."Twb is an informal network of theaters, organizations, and international artists who represent a range of missions and sensibilities. Many theater artists, such as Marcy Arlin, have been social activists for decades. Arlin's 24-year-old New York–based Immigrants' Theatre Project was spawned to produce works dealing with immigrants' experience in an alien American world. Similarly Arab-American artists Tracy Cameron Francis and J.J. El-Far, who run Hybrid Theatre.
- 4/27/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Simi Horwitz)
- backstage.com
Sweet! It is so cool to see my good friend Eric Spudic in Fred Olen Ray’s Dino Wolf, which is coming to DVD in October. We have for you the gory and hairy trailer.
Human DNA mixed with prehistoric Dire Wolf skeleton results in a terrifying Hybrid monster. Fun man-in-suit monster movie by Cult film director Fred Olen Ray. Coming to DVD in October, 2011. Stars Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2) and Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers). Not for the squeamish… Creature by Roy Kynrim’s Sota Effects portrayed by Greg Paul Smith, written by Fred Olen Ray, Dan Golden and Pat Moran. Produced by Kimberly A Ray and Vince Ravine.
Human DNA mixed with prehistoric Dire Wolf skeleton results in a terrifying Hybrid monster. Fun man-in-suit monster movie by Cult film director Fred Olen Ray. Coming to DVD in October, 2011. Stars Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2) and Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers). Not for the squeamish… Creature by Roy Kynrim’s Sota Effects portrayed by Greg Paul Smith, written by Fred Olen Ray, Dan Golden and Pat Moran. Produced by Kimberly A Ray and Vince Ravine.
- 8/6/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
A hearty list of healthy and horrendous yet heartfelt horrors arrives this Tuesday, July 8th, 2008...
American Zombie (2008)
Directed by Grace Lee
Set in an alternate reality where zombies are an everyday occurrence, a man decides he wants to make his name known to the film community by making a very important documentary about the undead. He brings on renowned doccumentarian Grace Lee, and together they set out to get the bottom of the real life of the undead. Not a bad concept, actually, and according to our American Zombie DVD review, one that’s pulled off pretty well. Buy it here!
Bat Without Wings (1980)
Directed by Chu Yuan
I’m confused by the title, but apparently this is a recurring villain throughout some martial arts films. In this one, after a five-year absence, the Bat Without Wings returns to the small village it’s made so miserable in the past,...
American Zombie (2008)
Directed by Grace Lee
Set in an alternate reality where zombies are an everyday occurrence, a man decides he wants to make his name known to the film community by making a very important documentary about the undead. He brings on renowned doccumentarian Grace Lee, and together they set out to get the bottom of the real life of the undead. Not a bad concept, actually, and according to our American Zombie DVD review, one that’s pulled off pretty well. Buy it here!
Bat Without Wings (1980)
Directed by Chu Yuan
I’m confused by the title, but apparently this is a recurring villain throughout some martial arts films. In this one, after a five-year absence, the Bat Without Wings returns to the small village it’s made so miserable in the past,...
- 7/7/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
Drew Barrymore's actor half-brother John Blyth Barrymore has been attacked in his home by burglars. Six teenagers entered his home in Mountain View, California on Wednesday and attacked him with a metal trailer hook. Police say they were hoping to steal the actor's marijuana plants. Barrymore, 47, underwent brain surgery on Friday) and was expected to recover. Hybrid actor Barrymore is the grandson of the silent film star of the same name and the son of director John Barrymore Jr., superstar Drew's dad.
- 5/7/2002
- WENN
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