I have heard some more news on that film I acted in last year. It is called “The Golden Boys” now, it was called “Chatham”. We have been waiting for a long time to see what will happen with it. I blogged earlier about this flick here, here , here & here. The best way to tell you what is up is to have the director do it. I found this interview on youtube with director, it is very recent 11/3/08 I think. Check it out!.

‘Tis all for now!

Wow, no update in a long time I know. The issue is that this blog is focused very narrowly on my acting journey, and because of the current negotiation stall between SAG and the AMPTP there has been very little work for me. Even though there is no strike at present, it feels like a strike because the movie companies have been putting green-lighted projects on hold till the negotiations are final. They are scared to start a movie and then lose there actors to a strike. This stall has been stopping most work since June 30, 2008. However, despite this tough situation the last few weekends have been good for me. My good friend William DeCoff wrote an excellent screen-play called “Mismatch”. It is a 30 minute horror short that is full of suspense and surprise. He asked me to play the role of Uncle Chet, and I said yes! This movie is a SAG movie. It is very easy to make short movies under a SAG contract. Anyhow we filmed most of it two weeks ago and I had a blast on the set.

The movie was produced and directed by my good friends at Scorpio Film Releasing. I have talked about my good friend Director Richard Griffin many times, and he was once again amazing to work with. That man is truly a genius I think. Some of the things that he comes up with, and the shots he finds with his eye are just awe inspiring. I think this short is going to be spectacular. I feel bad that I can not work more often with Richard because most of his movies are non-union films. Once in a while though he works on a union film like this and we get a chance to work together. I cherish those times.

The other really cool thing about this flick was that the strongest woman in the world was cast in the movie!!! I shit you not! She plays my niece Maggy. She can bench 600lbs, and she looks like she can bench 600lbs! She has a huge presence, both mentally and physically and she did a brilliant job in her first acting debut. Her name is Becca Swanson, and I think you are going to see more of her in the future. She was such a nice person on the set. We quickly became fast friends. I really look forward to working with her again someday in the near future. She will be appearing in Scopio’s next feature “Nun of That“.

Her are some pics from the set. These are not stills from the movie but just pictures of us fooling around on the set. I want to thank Rob Buco for the permission to post these pics.

Me Growling like a mad dog!

My hefty bulk being lifted by the strongest woman in the world!

Top Row: Becca Swanson, Alexandra Cipolla, Richard Griffin, Brittney Laramee, Sarah Nicklin
Next Row: Me, William DeCoff, Michael Reed, and Ted Marr laying down

William DeCoff and I

‘Tis all for now!