Exclusive: Indonesian director Joko Anwar (Impetigore) is preparing to make his English-language debut with Fritzchen, an adaptation of the classic short story by Charles Beaumont that is in development at Village Roadshow.
While the story published in Orbit magazine in 1953 (and later in Beaumont’s anthology Yonder) examines a boy’s encounter with a strange creature on the beach, blending elements of sci-fi and horror, details with regard to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. Michael Voyer (The Broodmare) is adapting the script, with David Kopple on board to produce for Entertainment 360. Village Roadshow recently optioned the short story and will serve as the project’s financier.
Beaumont was an acclaimed science fiction writer best known for penning such Twilight Zone episodes as “The Howling Man,” “Static,” “Miniature,” “Printer’s Devil” and “Number Twelve Looks Just Like You.” He also wrote the screenplays for films including Brain Dead,...
While the story published in Orbit magazine in 1953 (and later in Beaumont’s anthology Yonder) examines a boy’s encounter with a strange creature on the beach, blending elements of sci-fi and horror, details with regard to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. Michael Voyer (The Broodmare) is adapting the script, with David Kopple on board to produce for Entertainment 360. Village Roadshow recently optioned the short story and will serve as the project’s financier.
Beaumont was an acclaimed science fiction writer best known for penning such Twilight Zone episodes as “The Howling Man,” “Static,” “Miniature,” “Printer’s Devil” and “Number Twelve Looks Just Like You.” He also wrote the screenplays for films including Brain Dead,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Richmondermet AIDS Foundation presents Help Is On The Way For The Holidays Xii, our 12th Anniversary holiday gala -Monday, December 9, 2013 at the Marines Memorial Theatre 609 Sutter St., Sf 94102. This star-studded AIDS Benefit Concert amp Gala is the kick-off event heralding the holiday season in San Francisco. This year's annual holiday benefit concert features the talents of celebrity performers including singer and Broadway star Debby Boone, Tim Hockenberry America's Got Talent semi-finalist, comedian Broadway Hairspray star Bruce Vilanch, TV, film and stage star Jason Brock, Jai Rodriguez Broadway Rent TV Queer Eye Celebrity Duets star ,Tony-nominated cabaret star Sharon McNight, Cabaret star Carly Ozard, Cabaret star Shawn Ryan, Jazz star Kim Nalley, Broadway Phantom of the Opera star Davis Gaines, and featuring cast members from The Book Of Mormon Nat'l. Tour and Avenue Q Nctc.
- 11/13/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Maybe Britney Spears knows what she's doing. All four of her teen acts sailed through into the top 12, including Diamond White, who after first being cut by Britney was deemed too darn talented to be let go And boy did she sparkle last night, pulling off Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" like it was, well, nothing. Instead, the first viewer vote of the season resulted in Jason Brock and CeCe Frey singing for their lives for a shot at continuing in the competition. As far as we're concerned, Jason deserved to stay after belting out "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and CeCe delivered a shaky version of Cher's "You Haven't Seen the Last of...
- 11/9/2012
- E! Online
For its tenth season, Top Chef is heading to a backdrop of Seattle.
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Here's even more reason to keep hoping for Last Resort to survive (aside from being a very compelling show): Sam Page will appear on the thriller, playing the brother of military contractor, Kylie.
Happy Endings has found Brad's new boss — David Alan Grier will play the role.
I've repeatedly suppressed the urge to wish for Count Vertigo to appear on Arrow. He's the only Green Arrow villain I know (aside from heroin addiction) but he also doesn't belong to the non-powered corner of the DC Universe. Thus, imagine my surprise at the news that Vertigo will be the season's big villain... and interestingly he'll have some version of his powers. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for Cheshire, though.
Reelz will air the second season of Bomb Girls.
ABC is developing a comedy starring out Chelsea Lately panelist Fortune Feimster.
News
Here's even more reason to keep hoping for Last Resort to survive (aside from being a very compelling show): Sam Page will appear on the thriller, playing the brother of military contractor, Kylie.
Happy Endings has found Brad's new boss — David Alan Grier will play the role.
I've repeatedly suppressed the urge to wish for Count Vertigo to appear on Arrow. He's the only Green Arrow villain I know (aside from heroin addiction) but he also doesn't belong to the non-powered corner of the DC Universe. Thus, imagine my surprise at the news that Vertigo will be the season's big villain... and interestingly he'll have some version of his powers. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for Cheshire, though.
Reelz will air the second season of Bomb Girls.
ABC is developing a comedy starring out Chelsea Lately panelist Fortune Feimster.
- 11/7/2012
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
Cult sci-fi story Logan's Run has been turned into a feature film, a TV show and several comic book series including one at Marvel.
A new movie has been in the works for several years, and this month it transpired Ryan Gosling was no longer attached to the project.
Now the story - about a dystopian society where populations are controlled by enforced death (at age 21 in the novel, at 30 in the film and series) - is once more returning to the comics world.
Bluewater has today released the final two instalments of its Logan's Run: Aftermath series.
Publisher Darren G. Davis explained the long wait for the conclusion to the saga: "The problem after we left Diamond [Comic Distributors] was re-scheduling all the books - it was not as smooth a transition as we thought it would be. We appreciate all the fans of this series and apologise for any delay.
A new movie has been in the works for several years, and this month it transpired Ryan Gosling was no longer attached to the project.
Now the story - about a dystopian society where populations are controlled by enforced death (at age 21 in the novel, at 30 in the film and series) - is once more returning to the comics world.
Bluewater has today released the final two instalments of its Logan's Run: Aftermath series.
Publisher Darren G. Davis explained the long wait for the conclusion to the saga: "The problem after we left Diamond [Comic Distributors] was re-scheduling all the books - it was not as smooth a transition as we thought it would be. We appreciate all the fans of this series and apologise for any delay.
- 11/1/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Well, both the Young Adults and Groups have already performed for their respective mentors, but there are still two more categories to go - the Over 25s and the Teens. As we all know, La Reid was none too pleased about coaching the Over 25s and has been pretty rude about it, but whatever, Justin Bieber is there and we've got to use him for ratings, don't we? Jason Brock is first up - he's a total diva in the best possible way: a massive voice with personality to spare, but still really humble and likeable. He's performing Fergie's 'Big Girls Don't Cry' and handles it like a pro. Justin seems nonplussed, but I'm a big fan. You can tell by La's face that he's impressed, and he even gives one of his little pursed lipped nods, so here's hoping it'll be good news for Jason.
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- 10/12/2012
- by By Jennifer Still
- Digital Spy
More folks may be watching The Voice, but The X Factor is still the show with all the hype. And the reason for that, simply, is Demi Lovato and Britney Spears. While the judges wait for the next Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik or Rachel Crow to walk onstage (so far we've got Paige Thomas, Jason Brock and Carly Rose Sonenclar, not a bad start), all eyes are on the talent already sandwiched between Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid. And the consensus so far seems to be that the already established stars—both onetime Disney phenoms who are now occupying a level of fame that makes our ears pop just thinking about it—are a great addition to the show. Here are five reasons to watch Demi and...
- 9/14/2012
- E! Online
I figured out why The X Factor and other singing competition shows usually spend two hours showing us auditions: because when an episode is only one hour, nothing really happens. At least that was the case on tonight's back half of The X Factor’s season two premiere.
There were a couple of nice moments, a few awful auditions and one extremely scary contestant, but it all seemed to go by extremely quickly. Let's take a look at what happened with The Good, The Bad and The Judges...
The Good
Jason Brock: This "nerd herder" was so excited to be on stage that he became quite the little chatter box in front of the judges, bringing us all in on his plans for the perfect concert. To be honest, I'm glad he didn't do the glitter explosion right then and there, but once he started singing the jokes ended.
There were a couple of nice moments, a few awful auditions and one extremely scary contestant, but it all seemed to go by extremely quickly. Let's take a look at what happened with The Good, The Bad and The Judges...
The Good
Jason Brock: This "nerd herder" was so excited to be on stage that he became quite the little chatter box in front of the judges, bringing us all in on his plans for the perfect concert. To be honest, I'm glad he didn't do the glitter explosion right then and there, but once he started singing the jokes ended.
- 9/14/2012
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
It's like a weird pattern with "The X Factor" -- after a rather great first episode, the second episode is a huge letdown. It happened last year and it happened again this year.
We swear there were more terrible auditions crammed into this one hour-long episode than there were the entire two-hour episode Wednesday night. The saving graces were San Francisco singer Jason Brock, 34, who put his own spin on "New York State of Mind."
He was a little overwrought at times, but he's got a great voice. Britney called him "magnificento" and L.A. Reid added, "Every songwriter wants a voice like yours to sing their songs." Even Simon Cowell was impressed and said it gave him great joy to give Jason the fourth yes.
The other saving grace was 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar, who took on "Feelin' Good" by Nina Simone -- and absolutely blew everyone away. She sounded like a 30-year-old professional.
We swear there were more terrible auditions crammed into this one hour-long episode than there were the entire two-hour episode Wednesday night. The saving graces were San Francisco singer Jason Brock, 34, who put his own spin on "New York State of Mind."
He was a little overwrought at times, but he's got a great voice. Britney called him "magnificento" and L.A. Reid added, "Every songwriter wants a voice like yours to sing their songs." Even Simon Cowell was impressed and said it gave him great joy to give Jason the fourth yes.
The other saving grace was 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar, who took on "Feelin' Good" by Nina Simone -- and absolutely blew everyone away. She sounded like a 30-year-old professional.
- 9/14/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
If The X Factor is planning on featuring an “Over 30s” category in its second season, it had better hurry up and start scouring the nursing homes and intensive-care units where these irascible, gray-haired beasts reside.
Indeed, after three hours of programming over the last two nights, 34-year-old Jason Brock is the only Boot Camp-bound singer who fits into X Factor‘s category for people old enough to look back on the ’90s with genuine nostalgia, not just as the decade when they were still young enough to unironically rock lunch boxes and Trapper Keepers. (Side note: Please tell me...
Indeed, after three hours of programming over the last two nights, 34-year-old Jason Brock is the only Boot Camp-bound singer who fits into X Factor‘s category for people old enough to look back on the ’90s with genuine nostalgia, not just as the decade when they were still young enough to unironically rock lunch boxes and Trapper Keepers. (Side note: Please tell me...
- 9/14/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Join us in this new, quarterly jump into the horror writing world, where we chat with authors and publishers, give you new information on submission opportunities, and eeeeven create a new audio story, based on a chilling short tale!
This time, we chat with Rj Cavender, of Cutting Block Press and the Horror Library, author Wrath James White, film producers Sunni and Jason Brock, script writer and author William F. Nolan, and editor Mark Scioneaux! Plus, hear a dramatic reading of Tim Waggoner’s short tale, “Sleepless Eyes”, just in time for Halloween!
Enjoy, and partake in the mayhem!
http://libertyconspiracy.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-31T16_20_10-07_00… More...
This time, we chat with Rj Cavender, of Cutting Block Press and the Horror Library, author Wrath James White, film producers Sunni and Jason Brock, script writer and author William F. Nolan, and editor Mark Scioneaux! Plus, hear a dramatic reading of Tim Waggoner’s short tale, “Sleepless Eyes”, just in time for Halloween!
Enjoy, and partake in the mayhem!
http://libertyconspiracy.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-31T16_20_10-07_00… More...
- 11/1/2011
- by Robert S. Wilson
- Horror News
The brand spanking new, super fabulous, ultra gay comic book themed podcast, the X-Gays, just launched this week with its very first inaugural episode!
The X-Gays is a monthly podcast dedicated (mostly) to all things X-Men, hosted by two very, very gay men – Jason Brock and Brian Andersen. Each month Jason & Brian dive into Marvel’s X-Men family of comic books to offer gleeful reviews, oh-so-colorful opinions, a special spotlight on a beloved x-character, an award-worthy dramatic reading, and a special look at one non-x-title. Listen, laugh and delight in this gay perspective on those uncanny x-mutants we all know and love!
The first x-cellent podcast, which you can listen and download here http://www.thex-gays.com/, Jason and Brian cheerfully run through a gaggle of x-titles for the month of August 2011, declaring whether they “loved it,” “hated it,” or just plain old “liked it.” They also spotlight those wryly spawns of Wolverine,...
The X-Gays is a monthly podcast dedicated (mostly) to all things X-Men, hosted by two very, very gay men – Jason Brock and Brian Andersen. Each month Jason & Brian dive into Marvel’s X-Men family of comic books to offer gleeful reviews, oh-so-colorful opinions, a special spotlight on a beloved x-character, an award-worthy dramatic reading, and a special look at one non-x-title. Listen, laugh and delight in this gay perspective on those uncanny x-mutants we all know and love!
The first x-cellent podcast, which you can listen and download here http://www.thex-gays.com/, Jason and Brian cheerfully run through a gaggle of x-titles for the month of August 2011, declaring whether they “loved it,” “hated it,” or just plain old “liked it.” They also spotlight those wryly spawns of Wolverine,...
- 9/15/2011
- by The DoorQus Maximus
- doorQ.com
A New chapter in the Logan's Run story has been co-written by the iconic novel's author William F. Nolan.
Now in book stores and comic shops is Logan's Run: Last Day, published by Bluewater Productions.
Priced $14.99, the graphic novel was written by Nolan along with Paul J. Salamoff and Jason Brock. Artwork is by Daniel Gete and the cover by Azim.
"I'm excited to be partnered with Bluewater on this latest trek with Logan," said Nolan, now aged 82.
"It has the potential to be a successful new chapter in the Logan saga. Logan lives!"
Nolan co-wrote the original Logan's Run novel with George Clayton Johnson back in 1967. It was adapted into a movie in 1976 and then a TV spin-off series from 1977-78.
The new tale is described as follows:
It's the 23rd Century and at age 21...your life is over. Bluewater Comics proudly presents a new adaptation of William F. Nolan...
Now in book stores and comic shops is Logan's Run: Last Day, published by Bluewater Productions.
Priced $14.99, the graphic novel was written by Nolan along with Paul J. Salamoff and Jason Brock. Artwork is by Daniel Gete and the cover by Azim.
"I'm excited to be partnered with Bluewater on this latest trek with Logan," said Nolan, now aged 82.
"It has the potential to be a successful new chapter in the Logan saga. Logan lives!"
Nolan co-wrote the original Logan's Run novel with George Clayton Johnson back in 1967. It was adapted into a movie in 1976 and then a TV spin-off series from 1977-78.
The new tale is described as follows:
It's the 23rd Century and at age 21...your life is over. Bluewater Comics proudly presents a new adaptation of William F. Nolan...
- 12/6/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Once again, the Mystery & Imagination Bookshop in Glendale, CA, was the place to be for genre gold, this time for the launch party and signing for the new horror anthology, The Bleeding Edge. Published by Cycatrix Press, this collection of 19 tales by modern masters of the macabre, edited by Jason V Brock and William F. Nolan, received a lavish send-off by a host of its contributors. The book itself is a handsomely mounted volume, printed in a limited edition of 400 and an extremely limited deluxe signed edition of 75.
As usual, hosts and proprietors Malcolm and Christine Bell managed the moiling mobs of fans with courtesy and aplomb, showing how one should run the last standing brick-and-mortar genre bookstore in America’s second-largest city.
Jason Brock took a moment from the busy event to speak with FM.
Earl Hamner, Jr., Jason Brock and William Nolan
“I was annoyed with the current...
As usual, hosts and proprietors Malcolm and Christine Bell managed the moiling mobs of fans with courtesy and aplomb, showing how one should run the last standing brick-and-mortar genre bookstore in America’s second-largest city.
Jason Brock took a moment from the busy event to speak with FM.
Earl Hamner, Jr., Jason Brock and William Nolan
“I was annoyed with the current...
- 2/25/2010
- by Steve
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
I have a love-hate relationship with novels. Though I love reading, often times I feel novels can be long winded and monotonous in some parts. At the same time, movies adapted from novels oftentimes omit a lot and or tweak the story so much that you walk out of the theatre wondering how the heck the film-makers came up with such rubbish when the source material was so good. As for comic-book adaptations they offer a whole different problem all together. Usually limited to a four, five or six issue run, how does one cram a novels worth of story into the limited space provided by a comic book? That was the question I had when reading the first issue of Bluewater Comic’s adaptation of the sci-fi classic Logan’s Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson.
First off let me say that writer Paul J. Salamoff...
First off let me say that writer Paul J. Salamoff...
- 2/2/2010
- by Dominic
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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