They Still Make Good Films These Days (Just Not In Hollywood) - #16

Just saw the German film Antibodies.





Norman Reedus is the very first character in the very first scene. Apparently he understands German, but he has no lines at all. If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would think it was some kind of plot to get the attention of Boondock Saints and Walking Dead fans. He is only in that one scene. Anyone looking for more of him will be disappointed, if that's all they are looking for.


The film itself is absolutely incredible. It will not disappoint anyone with any sensible interest in psychological thrillers. Some will compare this film to Silence of the Lambs. A cop questions the most prolific serial killer in "the united Fatherland" for help with an unsolved case.

I will go so far as to say it is an improvement on Anthony Hopkins' masterpiece.

So sayeth the King of Funny Faces.

They Still Make Good Films These Days (Just Not In Hollywood) - #15

Norway's a good place they make films. Submarino, for example.



I love finding new directors.

This film has a Jim Jarmusch/Quentin Tarantino influence to it, in that the stories unfold in overlapping flashbacks similar to Mystery Train and Pulp Fiction.

There really isn't any comedy in this film, though. It's all tragedy. Some may call it slow, but I call it just beautiful.

I can't wait to see Mads Mikkelsen in Vinterberg's latest "The Hunt."

So sayeth the King of Funny Faces.

They Make Good Films These Days (Just Not In Hollywood) - 13

Example #13: Flame and Citron

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They Make Good Films These Days (Just Not In Hollywood) - 12

Example #12: The Square



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Men Don't Tell

They Still Make Good Films These Days (Just Not In Hollywood) - #9

Example #9: Mother



Outsanding Film! Awesome! Bravo!

So Sayeth the King of Funny Faces!

King of Funny Faces Open Mic Performance - 12/9/2010

With or Without You


To Be Or Not To Be



House of the Rising Sun


The Studio of Long Valley has an Open Mic the Second Thursday of Every Month
Organizedy by Tri-County Music and Arts
Tri-County Music and Arts is a Non-Profit Corporation that was created to promote and advance the Musical and Performing Arts in the Northwest New Jersey Counties of Morris, Warren and Hunterdon.
http://www.tricma.org

How "NOT" to Speak With a British Accent

They Still Make Good Films These Days (Just Not In Hollywood) - 3

The new King of all Movie Gangsters is A Prophet named Malik:



So Sayeth the King of Funny Faces!

"The Clown" - Arts Off Main - 4/15/2010

From Wikipedia:
The Clown is an album by Charles Mingus recorded and released in 1957 on Atlantic Records as SD-1260. It is the follow-up to 1956's Pithecanthropus Erectus and features the improvised narration of Jean Shepherd. A deluxe edition of The Clown was issued in 2000 on Rhino featuring two bonus tracks. All the tracks were recorded on March 12, 1957 except for "The Clown", recorded on February 13 of the same year.

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Erik was an "Insane Priest" in the High School Play

My first big role was "Snidely Whiplash"  in 4th grade.

I don't have any pictures of me with my mustache and the money they told me to pound in my hand. The traveling drama teacher didn't explain to me why one of my female classmates was going to be tied up on the ground, or that an image of a train coming towards the screen was going to be projected behind us. I was just happy to do as I was told. I had no idea that the screen was going to encourage the whole school to scream "Boo!" and "Hiss!" at me until they were booing and hissing me. I was mortified.

My next big break came when I was a Freshman at Gill/St. Bernard's High School.  I have some pictures of that to show you.

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Starring The Prince of Funny Faces as the "Insane Priest" who, in Act 1/Scene 14, interrupted the Marquis De Sade's Performance with Satan's Prayer and then is Crucified, unsuccessfully, and then proceeds to wreak mayhem throughout the remainder of the production:

Directed by Gene D'Onofrio

From the Yearbook:

Another new member of the faculty is Mr. D'Onofrio. He is a graduate of of the Parsons School of Design in New York. Before coming to GSB he taught actor workshops for many years. He found Gill through his sister-in-law, Ms. June Julian, who is a member of Gill's Fine Arts department. Mr. D'Onofrio will be teaching drama and theater arts and will also serve as the advisor/director of the Video Club.

Outside of school, Mr. D'Onofrio particularly enjoys working with community theaters as he has done for the Westport Community Theater in Westport, Connecticut. When asked about his favorite play he said, "There are so many," but soon added, "The Miracle Worker." Mr. D'Onofrio is particularly proud of his son, Vincent D'Onofrio who is a movie star and has performed supporting roles in Adventures in Baby-Sitting, Full Metal Jacket, and Mystic Pizza. His son is currently filming his first starring role in Naked Tango directed by Leonard Sheldon who directed Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Mr. D'Onofrio's first impression of GSB was its rural setting. "There is a big difference between this and the business world," he observed. "But I definitely prefer teaching!"

The Prince of Funny Faces, Age 14

 

I didn't  win any awards, but I know I did a good job. I definitely had a very great effect on my audience. I got locked in a locker and the shit was beaten out of me by thirteen older jocks lead on the last day of class that year. Fists to my face. It was Mr. D'Onofrio's son who advised me to attempt to sexually assault his character's daughter before I got crucified. It's not written that way in the play.

The name of my scene was A Regrettable Interruption. I used to have a lot of regrets. The day after my assault, instead of calling the police, I was apologizing to my attackers because they were suspended from school; but, aspiring actors take note: I can now honestly say that I know how Vincent D'Onofrio learned how to play Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket, arguably the most disturbed character in cinematic history, and Pooh Bear in The Salton Sea (Don't forget Moriarty and Carl Stargher)....

You have to really live in a world of shit.

FIN