I want Candy.

Here I go, into uncharted waters. I've helped start projects before but never my own.

As a creative person, I am constantly putting so many things together and putting so much energy into projects but I never know which ones will work out or which ones will just cost me money I don't have to spend.

Candy came to mind in October of 2009 while I was in Los Angeles. The idea was only going to take a day or two and I just wanted to create something.

I was inspired by Linda Lawson, who explained to me her dislike for horror films and how she had never watched one. When I said "But you're an actress. How could you not want to dress up like a witch or a demon on Halloween?" She simply said "I don't like the scariness of the holiday and I don't enjoy horror films because the represent only the scary." or something to that effect.

Regardless, I then became interested in doing a short film that Linda could watch or that she could act in. Not a Gore film, not a Completely normal Horror film by any means. Something Different.

I leave it at that.

You can judge for yourself after it comes out. You may like that I've stepped away from conventional ideas to bring a twist on something we all may be familiar with or maybe you'll hate it. To each his/her own.

I'm looking to this short as a way to bring to life a new character and a new way to look at the genre of Horror. With my talented & wonderful friend Sage Hall starring in the film, her production company StarFruit Productions, taking the reins & Wheat shooting it, we have a mixture that is sure to bring about a great product. I am confident in this.

Pre-Production has now begun and hopefully you will come along for the Sweetest Ride in Horror.

Stay Tuned for updates as we dive into Candy.

Fringe Theatre in Sarasota Florida

For the last few weeks I have been rehearsing for 2 back to back shows written by Jenny Beres. We are performing in a furniture store called Home Resource and though that might seem a bit odd, I want you to take yourself outside our normal way of going to the theatre for a moment & experience a theatrical performance right in front of you.

No boundaries with these shows. You the audience are left to the possibility of one of the actors walking right into you as they leave a scene or yelling directly towards you as you sip your wine. It's an interesting and great way to experience a play.

Our director, Louise Stinespring called the shows "Light pieces with a lot of hostility" and I couldn't have explained the two plays better.

If you are in the Sarasota, Florida area, I ask you to pull yourself away from your TV and away from reality for one night and join us as we brake down traditional theatrical walls and present to you "A Taste of Jenny Beres".

Two Plays in One Night for only 12 bucks.

Check out the Home Resource website for ticket purchase information.

HomeResource.com/events.php

Thank You!

Oscar Nominations

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have been announced.
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I'm wondering what your thoughts are?

Do you like that there are 10 nominated films for Best Picture?

Do you think UP (though a great film) should be nominated twice? (Best Animated Feature & Best Picture)

Personally I'm elated to see Maggie Gyllenhaal nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "Crazy Heart". She was overlooked by all the other major awards and her performance is wonderful in that film.

Just interested in knowing what you all thing about this years top films?

3D Movie Porn, get ready for it!

Tinto Brass wants to get in your face
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Tinto Brass, the man who made, and then loathed, 1979's Caligula (the hardcore sex scenes were edited in against his will), is planning what he's describing as the world's first-ever 3D pornographic production.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brass announced in Rome that he thinks the time is right, in this post-Avatar world, to make an erotic film that fully utilizes the 3D format.

And his idea? "To revisit an abandoned project about a Roman emperor that was ruined by Americans, and go from there." Looks like he wants to create a more definitive Caligula, and this time we'll all experience it in our laps.

He's kicking off work on the script right now with the aim to shoot in May or June.

And in related news, Hollywood Wiretap relates that boundary-pushing maverick director Gaspar Noe may also be plotting to shoot his next film - talked up at Cannes as "a joyful movie with explicit sex" - in 3D. That one, however, is more of a rumour for now.

Dear Italy: welcome to the cinematic technological revolution, but did the leading light really have to be Tinto Brass?

James White

via EMPIRE

SAG Award Nominees

Saturday January 24, 2010 is a night when Actors honor Actors.

This is awards show season & some people think it's all a waste of time but I've always found it to be exciting and rewarding.

Let's be honest though, this year did not show us so many wonderful performances or film that it was hard to choose. There are a few great ones but of course they will rise far above the mediocre films and make it seem as though we were all just given a gift by the studios. When in actuality, the studios should be thanking the consumers for actually leaving their houses this year to see anything!

The Golden Globes just solidified that beginning of the Film awards shows. But, all of Hollywood is aware the Globes are just an excuse to get dressed up and get press. It's not entirely about the films or TV shows. Since the Globes are only voted on by, at most, 100 members. Which I truly believe does not speak for the masses. But I'll leave it alone for now.

As far as the Screen Actor's Guild Awards goes, this is pretty wonderful in that Only the Acting Community can vote on these winners. I believe that if you win one of these guys, you've really done your job spectacularly.

This year's crop of actors nominated are among some of the best performances I have ever seen in my life. So I'm happy to watch the show this year & excited to see who takes on home.

The list of Nominee's are:

The * indicates the Actors I am choosing to win.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

*JEFF BRIDGES /Bad Blake - "CRAZY HEART" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

GEORGE CLOONEY /Ryan Bingham - "UP IN THE AIR" (Paramount Pictures)

COLIN FIRTH / George Falconer - "A SINGLE MAN" (The Weinstein Company)

MORGAN FREEMAN /Nelson Mandela - "INVICTUS" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

JEREMY RENNER /Staff Sgt. William James - "THE HURT LOCKER" (Summit Entertainment)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

*SANDRA BULLOCK /Leigh Anne Tuohy - "THE BLIND SIDE" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

HELEN MIRREN /Sofya - "THE LAST STATION" (Sony Pictures Classics)

CAREY MULLIGAN /Jenny - "AN EDUCATION" (Sony Pictures Classics)

*GABOUREY SIDIBE /Precious - "PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE"(Lionsgate)

MERYL STREEP /Julia Child - "JULIE & JULIA" (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

MATT DAMON /Francois Pienaar - "INVICTUS" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

WOODY HARRELSON /Captain Tony Stone - "THE MESSENGER" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Tolstoy - "THE LAST STATION" (Sony Pictures Classics)

STANLEY TUCCI /George Harvey - "THE LOVELY BONES" (Paramount Pictures)

*CHRISTOPH WALTZ /COL. Hans Landa - "INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS" (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

PENÉLOPE CRUZ /Carla - "NINE" (The Weinstein Company)

VERA FARMIGA /Alex Goran - "UP IN THE AIR" (Paramount Pictures)

ANNA KENDRICK /Natalie Keener - "UP IN THE AIR" (Paramount Pictures)

DIANE KRUGER /Bridget von Hammersmark - "INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS" (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)

*MO'NIQUE / Mary - "PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE" (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

AN EDUCATION (Sony Pictures Classics)

DOMINIC COOPER /Danny

ALFRED MOLINA /Jack

CAREY MULLIGAN /Jenny

ROSAMUND PIKE /Helen

PETER SARSGAARD /David

EMMA THOMPSON /Headmistress

OLIVIA WILLIAMS/Miss Stubbs

*THE HURT LOCKER (Summit Entertainment)

CHRISTIAN CAMARGO/ Col. John Cambridge

BRIAN GERAGHTY /Specialist Owen Eldridge

EVANGELINE LILLY/ Connie James

ANTHONY MACKIE /Sgt. J.T. Sanborn

JEREMY RENNER /Staff Sgt. William James

*INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)

DANIEL BRÜHL /Fredrick Zoller

AUGUST DIEHL /Major Hellstrom

JULIE DREYFUS /Francesca Mondino

MICHAELFASSBENDER / LT. Archie Hicox

SYLVESTER GROTH /Joseph Goebbels

JACKY IDO /Marcel

DIANE KRUGER / Bridget von Hammersmark

MÉLANIE LAURENT /Shosanna

DENIS MENOCHET /Perrier LaPadite

MIKE MYERS /General Ed French

BRAD PITT / LT. Aldo Raine

ELI ROTH / SGT. Donny Donowitz

TIL SCHWEIGER /SGT. Hugo Stiglitz

ROD TAYLOR /Winston Churchill

CHRISTOPH WALTZ /COL. Hans Landa

MARTIN WUTTKE /Hitler

NINE (The Weinstein Company)

MARION COTILLARD/ Luisa Contini

PENÉLOPE CRUZ /Carla

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/ Guido Contini

JUDI DENCH /Lillian

FERGIE /Saraghina

KATE HUDSON /Stephanie

NICOLE KIDMAN /Claudia

SOPHIA LOREN /Mamma

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL "PUSH" BY SAPPHIRE (Lionsgate)

MARIAH CAREY /Ms. Weiss

LENNY KRAVITZ /Nurse John

MO'NIQUE / Mary

PAULA PATTON /Ms. Rain

SHERRI SHEPHERD /Cornrows

GABOUREY SIDIBE /Precious

TO SEE THE ENTIRE NOMINEE LIST CLICK HERE including the categories for Television.

WHAT DID YOU ENJOY THIS YEAR? IS YOUR FAVORITE HERE?