Sunday, February 22, 2009

BABBLING BROOKE BLOG February 22, 2009

Sexy SCARS Readers:

Welcome back to my BABBLING BROOKE BLOG! As promised, you will get a little HORROR...a little HOLLYWOOD...a little HIGH DRAMA! :)

HORROR: In keeping with the theme of Oscar night ;), it is truly an honor for me to announce the new website and cast and crew of KRAMPUS. I must express my gratitude to Parrish Randall, Andrew Rose and Amanda Carver for casting me in the role of RENATA MITEN and allowing me to work with the super horror talents of Raine Brown (BRAINCELL) and Marv Blauvelt (SCULPTURE). As Renata, I get to play like a "scream queen" should! :) Amanda has written a smart horror/creature/myth script that far surpasses any "gorefest". And, the best part is that Parrish Randall is directing and Andrew Rose is producing...I am proud of my guys! Check out a little taste of KRAMPUS below and go to the awesome website:
"From the time we are born we are watched. Our actions are weighed and used against us. The wrong will be punished. The right set free. Your nightmares were a warning. Scared? You should be... A devil born of Austrian legend, the KRAMPUS, has watched you...he knows... and he is coming."
www.krampusthemovie.com

HOLLYWOOD: A while back I met a brilliant young filmmaker named Marc Clebanoff, who I’ve had the joy of working with as an actress several times now. Marc’s work ranges across all genres but his new DVD is definitely sexy enough to check out. This very dark comedy, THE PINK CONSPIRACY is truly original and brilliant, and boasts a cast that includes BUFFY, ANGEL & HATCHET star Mercedes McNab, ANGEL co-star Sarah Thompson, Mackenzie Firgens (THE HAMILTONS), as well as a slew of other notorious actors like James Russo (DONNIE BRASCO;THE NINTH GATE), Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister (FRIDAY; THE FIFTH ELEMENT), Chad Everett (MULHOLLAND DRIVE) & Dayton Callie (DEADWOOD;SONS OF ANARCHY). THE PINK CONSPIRACY even features one of the most disturbing yet memorable cameos from NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET DREAM CHILD Whit Hertford!
The plot of THE PINK CONSPIRACY revolves around a guy named Dave who discovers that all the women in his life are involved in a plot to destroy him. The movie doesn’t take itself seriously but definitely has some insight into the male versus female perspectives, making it something that both guys and girls will dig.
THE PINK CONSPIRACY was shot in high definition and was co-written and co-directed by Brian Scott Miller and Marc Clebanoff. I recently worked with Clebanoff on his award winning action/drama BREAK (which also stars Michael Madsen, David Carradine & Charles Durning) as well as a great dark comedy GERALD (starring Louis Mandylor & Mickey Rooney). Keep an eye out for both of those so you can catch scandalous glimpses of your favorite Babbling Blogger…
In the meantime, next time you take a comedy break, definitely make THE PINK CONSPIRACY a priority. It’s currently available worldwide on DVD (and includes some killer Special Features) and is easy to find by visiting:
www.ThePinkConspiracy.com.

HIGH DRAMA: After working opposite one another on several readings for a film over the years, this talented lady and I have had many laughs together...Kirstin Pierce (STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP). I want to support her newest venture, so please check out the release on her snazzy new company: MAVEN STUDIO HANDBAGS
"So, the short of it is... I got a sewing machine for my birthday last year because I wanted to make stuff. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to make, but I wanted to make... well... stuff. I started with curtains (easy enough), moved on to baby blankets and burpies, then... wait for it... HANDBAGS! That's when the addiction started... The holidays were approaching and I decided to make handbags for all of my female family members. The bags were a hit and my family suggested that I sell them. Voila! Maven Studio Handbags was born!
I'm starting small to see if it all works out, but I've created a Blog so you can check out all the current creations and news. I do custom work as well and there are photos of those on the Blog. They make great gifts because, as we all know, women can NEVER have too many handbags. Plus, if you know anyone who is getting married, the smaller bags make great Bridal party gifts!
Also, if you are in the area, I'll be vending at a street fair in Silverlake March 1st and 8th. Stop by and say hi if you're around. Details will soon be posted on my blog.
I will add that all handbags are made in a clean/smoke-free environment, are all handcrafted by me and are made with pride in the USA!
www.mavenstudio.com
Cheers!
Kirstin"
PARANOIAFEST: Just got off the phone with Shane & Jimmy and things are gettin' scary!!! :) Word has it that the PARANOIA FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS will be posted this week!!!
www.paranoiafest.com

Okay, off to go babble at an Oscar bash!!! :)

Love & Horror,
XO Brooke Lewis

Sunday, February 15, 2009

BABBLING BROOKE BLOG February 15, 2009

Sexy SCARS Readers:

Welcome back to my BABBLING BROOKE BLOG! As promised, you will get a little HORROR...a little HOLLYWOOD...a little HIGH DRAMA! :)

HORROR: At the end of last year, my friend, Marv Blauvelt, introduced me to the work of a very talented, young writer...Trevor Wright. Marv and Trevor gave me the opportunity to read a script they had written together that truly blew me away (a rarity, I promise!)! They have since introduced me to another project they had shot called THE GREEN MONSTER. These are two talented boys that you should watch out for...
Marv had this to say about THE GREEN MONSTER: "I had an AWESOME time shooting my scenes for THE GREEN MONSTER in Boston. All of the cast and crew were incredible.....the film is going to be VERY different and unique (kind of a throw-back to quirky 80's horror films like MOTEL HELL and THE BLOOD DINER) and I am VERY pleased to have been in the cast....and the character I play is unlike any character I have played....(An idiot cop...kind of the comic relief in the film!)...I think horror fans will be very entertained by the unique story of the film!"
Check out the press release and website:
Untold Horror in association with Screamkings.com and THR Productions LTD is pleased to announce completion of principal photography for the feature film THE GREEN MONSTER scheduled for release in 2009.
THE GREEN MONSTER features the return pairing of Edward X. Young (SEA OF DUST) and Colleen Cohan (SEA OF DUST) as husband and wife psychos. THE GREEN MONSTER also features solid performances by Bethany Taylor (FRAT HOUSE MASSACRE), Nathaniel Sylva, Beatrice Strobl, Kachina Dechert, Megan Sacco, Bryan Lombardo, Andrew Cordio, Phoebe French, and a special appearance by Marv Blauvelt (SCULPTURE).
THE GREEN MONSTER was directed by Bryan Roberts and Nolan Ball from a screenplay by Trevor Wright.
Produced by Alex Pucci, Pete Jacelone and Trevor Wright.
Special Make-up and Effects by David S. Szehi Edward X Young Nikki Coleman
Associate Producer: Megan Sacco
THE GREEN MONSTER was shot in 16:9 24p
THE GREEN MONSTER is a return to 80’s style slashers in the vein of MOTEL HELL and BLOOD DINER. It tells the story of Gerald (Edward X. Young) and Molly (Colleen Cohan), husband and wife owners of a downtrodden convenience store who employ equal parts dark magic and down home cooking to attract the reckless teenagers who like to use their business as a haven for illegal activities.
When some local teens go missing, all signs point to the couple’s uniquely Southern recipes and the dumpster out back overflowing with dead bodies!
A campy horror flick that goes to show if the food don’t kill you...THE GREEN MONSTER will!
www.thegreenmonstermovie.com

HOLLYWOOD: Please check out the new website for the LIFE'S A BUTCH Situality TV Pilot/Web series I starred in, opposite Butch Patrick (EDDIE MUNSTER :), Tony Guma, John Rose, Josie Davis and a bunch of other hilarious actors!

www.lifesabutch.com

HIGH DRAMA: Valentine's Day weekend turned out to be a blast afterall!!! Michelle Levy (Executive Producer of FAT GIRLS), Miranda Kwok (iMURDERS) and I partied our asses off with Peach Martinis at the Beverly Hills Hotel Friday night! Nothin' like doin' Valentine's Day VIP style!!! I LOVE my girls!!! :)

Love & Horror,
XO Brooke Lewis





































































































Sunday, February 8, 2009

BABBLING BROOKE BLOG February 8, 2009

Sexy SCARS Readers:

Welcome back to my BABBLING BROOKE BLOG! As promised, you will get a little HORROR...a little HOLLYWOOD...a little HIGH DRAMA! :)

HORROR: As you can imagine, I receive a ton of horror emails and press releases to my production company, Philly Chick Pictures http://www.phillychickpictures.com/
I am truly committed to supporting all of my friends and fans in the horror community! This week I received a press release about my dear friend/business associate, Hart D. Fisher. Please take a moment to read it below and I hope you will be as inspired as I was! I feel it is very representative of a lot of us horror artists who are committed to fighting for creative FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION! Enjoy...
"CONTROVERSIAL 1ST AMENDMENT WARRIOR, HART D. FISHER, JOINS LEADING TRUE CRIME SITE, IN COLD BLOG on FEB. 9TH
LOS ANGELES, CA — In Cold Blog (ICB), founded by Los Angeles Times and Borders International best selling author Corey Mitchell, is the Internet’s leading true crime blog. With several contributing writers that cover the gamut from Pulitzer Prize nominees, award winning journalists and authors, criminal justice and medical professionals, victim’s rights advocates and even family members of the victim of a serial killer, In Cold Blog has been providing a unique voice to issues involving crime and justice since June 2007.
When In Cold Blog’s editor, Michelle McKee, went looking for someone to represent the voice of America’s freedom of speech, censorship, morality gone wrong, exploitation, and the removal of one’s Constitutional guarantee of freedom, she looked no further than the notorious publisher of Boneyard Press, Hart D. Fisher.
Fisher’s opinions on serial killers and serial killer culture have been sought by numerous television producers for programs such as ABC's DayOne, CNN's Murder By Numbers, Entertainment Tonight, Larry King Live, The Jerry Springer Show, CNN Headline News, A&E's Biography, and in magazines such as Time, Tattoo Savage, Hero Illustrated, People, The Comics Journal, and the non-fiction best seller The A-Z Guide to Serial Killers, to name only a few.
An individual who takes his work to the extreme, Fisher pushes the envelope on the boundaries of freedom of expression beyond that which many are comfortable with. His work has been banned and pulled from shelves and his books have been destroyed by the distribution house itself.
With credits dotting his portfolio that include the production of indie horror films, the creation of serial killer comic books, the production of pornography, horror porn to be specific, as well as critically acclaimed poetry, Hart D. Fisher has been called one of the "100 Most Important People In The Comics Industry" by Hero Illustrated. He has also been one of the most universally despised individuals to have ever set foot in adult theme comics, let alone within in the crime genre itself. As the controversial publisher behind Boneyard Press, Fisher created Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer, A comic book that started a firestorm which brought death threats, stalkers, lawsuits, protest marches, including a threatened KKK protest march on his home in Illinois, a SWAT team to his door, and a request by the local police to leave town. __As managing editor of Glenn Danzig’s publishing company Verotik, Fisher created a comic book murder story, Verotika #4, “A Taste of Cherry,” that was considered to be so offensive and obscene it shut down Planet Comics in Oklahoma City in the early 90’s and the work was banned. It is still banned in that state today.
Even OJ Simpson has sued Fisher for his satirical portrayal in Boneyard Press’ comic book creations.__Hart Fisher produces the type of material that members of the morality police generally object to. His work is considered by some to be vile and offensive, and it is exactly the type of unpopular speech that is at the forefront of assaults by the so called moral majority against our Constitutional liberties. It is the type of material that is typically blamed for various public ills and criminal activity; after all, we've all heard what the Uptight Ninny Brigade has to say about sex crimes, metal music and video games.
Fisher couldn't be a more appropriate voice representing freedom of expression, and the shredding of the Untied States Constitution. Hart D. Fisher has fought for his right as an American citizen to exercise his freedom of speech – and he has lost.
_For more information on indie publishing legend Hart D. Fisher, visit:
_http://www.americanhorrors.com/
http://www.boneyardpress.net/
http://www.crimepaysinc.com/
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=crimepayshart

HOLLYWOOD: Okay, so I haven't blogged yet about films that I or my friends have nothing to do with, but this was a MUST!!! :) My girls and I went to a special screening of HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU this weekend and I just had to discuss!!! :) Whether you are a guy, girl, 20 or 50, check it out! If you have EVER been on a date, check it out!!! :) There is so much to learn from this film, whether you are single or in a relationship! As a single woman, I walked away with a smile, knowing that the flick simply reconfirmed how much I am committed to my career and learning to love myself right now...pretty powerful! I think when we are happy with ourselves, a great relationship is just icing on the cake!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001508/

HIGH DRAMA: Soooo...speaking of LOVE, you know what next week is...my favorite fucking holiday in the world (okay, next to Halloween :)...VALENTINE'S DAY!!! Yes, even a horror actress/producer can be a "horribly hopeless romantic"!!! :) Okay, so I might have a a few dates lined up, but if any fans are reading, I want lotsa blood red hearts and Vampire kisses!!! ;) Got an email that my dear friend and photographer, Roger A. Scheck, is doing a hilarious "anti" Valentine's Day NOBODY LOVES ALICE dvd contest...check it out!
http://www.horror-101.com/?p=2290
Also, speaking of Vampires...please check out my funny & flirty NY Vampire character I play...
MS. VAMPY :)>
Buried.com was generous to invite me to do MS. VAMPY'S MOVIE BITE OF THE MONTH...cute, huh? Hope you like it...:) http://www.buried.com/msvampy/

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY my SCARS Readers!!! Send me LOVE!!! ;)

Love & Horror,
XO Brooke Lewis

Sunday, February 1, 2009

BABBLING BROOKE BLOG February 1, 2009

Sexy SCARS Readers:

Welcome back to my BABBLING BROOKE BLOG! As promised, you will get a little HORROR...a little HOLLYWOOD...a little HIGH DRAMA! :)

HORROR: I have been "in talks" for some time to work on a new project from the multi-talented writer, director, producer, Greg Lamberson (SLIME CITY, NAKED FEAR). Well, I must admit, I finally took time to chill for a minute and watch the SLIME CITY dvd that I rented months ago! OMG!!! LOVED it! It was better than I ever imagined...smart, well-directed, great subtext in this film! If you are in the mood for a fun horror flick from 1988, I highly recommend checking it out:
"A student moves into a run-down building in New York City. His bizarre neighbors make a concoction in their apartment they call wine, but when he takes some of it, he turns into a deformed, murderous monster."
Greg is a true artist and I cannot wait to work with him!

Also, on the horror front, I am super excited to announce that I and iMURDERS have been invited to the new, unique, "horrific" PARANOIA Horror Film Festival on the haunted Queen Mary from March 13-15, 2009! This is a festival like no other with activities, ghost tours, red carpet events, parties, bars and restaurants and we will all be "rockin' the boat" all weekend long!!! :) Shane Russeck and the PARANOIA crew have shared the "goods" with me and appear to be bringing a bit of "Horror & Hollywood" down to Long Beach for the weekend...my kinda cruise!!! :) I will surely keep you readers posted about the iMURDERS screening and which cast and crew members will be coming down to represent with me. For more information and tickets, check out:
http://paranoiafest.com/

HOLLYWOOD: Speaking of "representing"...I want to support, promote and share another amazing event with you! My dear friend and convention booking agent, Derek Maki of Coolwaters Productions sent me an email from one of his other clients, the brilliant Jeffrey Tambor (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, HELLBOY). Tickets are selling fast for Jeffrey's "Performing Your Life" Workshop! Please check out the email Derek sent below:
"If you are in the entertainment industry, whether you be an actor, director, writer… ANY type of artist YOU MUST ATTEND THIS SEMINAR!!!

Jeffrey Tambor’s “Performing Your Life”

Some of you have listened to me rave about how intense Jeffrey’s class is. This is a MUST for anyone. EVEN if you have been in the business for years…. You’ll learn so much and walk away a better industry professional!!!!
I implore each and every one of you to explore the official web site and seriously consider attending this very unique event.
www.jeffreytambor.net
Check it out, purchase your tickets today!!!"

HIGH DRAMA: Nothing that exciting this week...just working around the clock and still mourning the loss of my EAGLES for the Super Bowl...YUK! I have a few very cool projects in the works, but can't blog about them just yet ;) Went to dinner and a band gig Friday night with Courtney Gains...had a blast, as usual. The biggest drama was when my girlfriend, Laura, and I saw REVOLUTIONARY ROAD last night and cried our eyes out! We both decided after the flick that we are never getting married...F%*# that!!! We would rather be single and miserable than married and miserable! Hee...:)

Love & Horror,
XO Brooke Lewis