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Post by MALCOLM XERXES™ on Dec 11, 2004 23:04:39 GMT -5
SAT. DEC. 10/2004/23:57 E.S.T.
I just came from the Toronto premiere of HARRY KNUCKLES & THE PEARL NECKLACE(TM), which featured our own MS. KELLY J. COMPEAU.
(Unfortunately, the credit sequence font was so small that I could not discern for certain which character she portrayed, but my money is on the woman @ the start of the film who is in the D.J. booth!)
The film was made mainly on location in Ottawa, Canada, & in San Francisco for a budget of $40 000.00, & that money stretched quite far, indeed, with a soundtrack that had several original compositions & a story that did not not hide its Canadian origins, but will have tremendous appeal to American audiences & fans of the classic Kung Fu films of the 1970's that were produced by THE SHAW BROTHERS/SIR RUN-RUN SHAW.
The picture was shot on 16mm film, with Additional Dialogue Recording done in a studio after completion of principal phtography, in order to compensate for the noisiness of the camera motor.
The net effect of this technique is that the film looks & feels as though English is the actors' & actresses' 2nd language, despite the fact that they are dubbing their own performances, which underscores the Hong Kong feel of the storytelling style.
Good on ya, KJC! 
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Post by ShowbizPRgirl on Dec 13, 2004 21:14:09 GMT -5
You actually paid real money to go see that weird little flick, Mal? Hell, I'm in it and I haven't even seen it yet (I was too cheap to pay the $9 admission fee when it played here in Ottawa last month  ) Sorry, but I wasn't the chick in the D.J. booth. I had several prominent 'moments' where the camera was focused just on me, crying my eyes out, during the funeral scene -- or so says filmmaker Lee Demarbre. Like I said, I haven't seen it yet, so I have no idea how much of me he cut out or left in. Incidentally, Lee is now prepping for a 2 million dollar action flick being shot in....the Caribbean, I think he said, using mostly black actors ( www.zedcommunications.com/bk/ ). Naturally, I told Lee all about you, Mal, and referred him to your website. Don't know if you'll ever get a call though... KJC |
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Post by MALCOLM XERXES™ on Dec 14, 2004 10:33:40 GMT -5
You actually paid real money to go see that weird little flick, Mal? Hell, I'm in it and I haven't even seen it yet (I was too cheap to pay the $9 admission fee when it played here in Ottawa last month ) Sorry, but I wasn't the chick in the D.J. booth. I had several prominent 'moments' where the camera was focused just on me, crying my eyes out, during the funeral scene -- or so says filmmaker Lee Demarbre. Like I said, I haven't seen it yet, so I have no idea how much of me he cut out or left in. Incidentally, Lee is now prepping for a 2 million dollar action flick being shot in....the Caribbean, I think he said, using mostly black actors ( www.zedcommunications.com/bk/ ). Naturally, I told Lee all about you, Mal, and referred him to your website. Don't know if you'll ever get a call though... KJC
I paid the $08.00 Non-Member fee ($06.00 for Members!) expressly because I knew that you were in the film & wanted to support your work...& because I wanted to see whether you wore your BLADETM gear! 
I appreciate your promoting me to MR. LEE DEMARBRE, particularly in connection with a film that shoots in a country I have never visited, that has temperatures in excess of 20 Degrees Celsius.
When the film had concluded, MR. DEMARBRE was handing out character cards, so I made sure to reciprocate with a card of my own, making sure to invoke your name so that he would know whom he had to thank for making sure that he had 1 more paying customer. |
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Post by ShowbizPRgirl on Dec 14, 2004 12:09:07 GMT -5
OK, now I feel really guilty for not forking over $9 to go see the film -- especially since you paid $8 hoping to see me strut my stuff on screen for more than 10 seconds. I hope you weren't too disappointed that I didn't get much face time, or that I decided at the last minute to forgo wearing my usual dominatrix/goth attire in favour of a black business suit accented with pearls (For a Demarbre film? What the f**k was I thinking!  ) But on the plus side, you met da man and gave him your card. Very smart of you to mention my name, Malcolm. I hope that helps you get an audition. KJC (who's been feeling a little feisty/flirty ever since she found out that her ideas to promote a friend's hit TV series were forwarded to the head of the network for serious consideration) |
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Post by MALCOLM XERXES™ on Dec 14, 2004 16:19:19 GMT -5
OK, now I feel really guilty for not forking over $9 to go see the film -- especially since you paid $8 hoping to see me strut my stuff on screen for more than 10 seconds. I hope you weren't too disappointed that I didn't get much face time, or that I decided at the last minute to forgo wearing my usual dominatrix/goth attire in favour of a black business suit accented with pearls (For a Demarbre film? What the f**k was I thinking! ) But on the plus side, you met da man and gave him your card. Very smart of you to mention my name, Malcolm. I hope that helps you get an audition. KJC (who's been feeling a little feisty/flirty ever since she found out that her ideas to promote a friend's hit TV series were forwarded to the head of the network for serious consideration)
KELLY,
Your guilt serves no useful purpose here; cast it aside.
As long as the black business suit & pearls are worn with confidence, then I can get into the LOIS LANE vibe, if necessary, & am more than happy to await your "Every Day is Hallowe'en" look when we meet in the flesh.
Thank you; from your mouth to GOD'STM Ears, love!
Your feistiness & flirtatiousness are well-received, especially given that your ideas are under such esteemed consideration: congratulations! |
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