Just returned from another raucous trip to Austin’s South by Southwest Festival. Two friends won the Special Jury Prize with the premiere of their documentary, The Way We Get By; I was able to watch a rehearsal of the theatre troupe Rude Mechs‘s upcoming show; and, not least in any way, shape, or form, I saw the Waco Brothers perform two terrific shows. If you haven’t treated yourself, listen to a few pieces of their rockin’ alt country here on iTunes. Go ahead, I’ll wait.. Really, I will. Go on. (Back in just a sec.) Right? See what I mean? If you have them on and aren’t moving, check yourself for a pulse. They’re all over my workout playlist, which is why I blame them for my reputation at the gym for being a spaz.
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Getting Human with Humana
Hear Ye, Hear Ye. Until April 11, the famous Humana Festival of New American Plays is being held at Louisville’s Actors Theatre. For details, click here. Actors Theatre is where I walked the boards last year in “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Apparently, the theatre survived. It’s the 33rd Humana Festival, which has previously seen premieres by David Mamet and Wendy Wasserstein, among others. I was in Louisville recently and saw the terrific production of “Ameriville.” If you’re anywhere near the city, or even if you’re not, I highly recommend seeing some of the work. A couple actors from my “Glengarry” production, Larry John Meyers and Stephen Webber, both of whom are still talking to me, appear in two of the productions. Just go already!
Two New Interviews
In the past few weeks, two new interviews have been posted in the links to the right. Both are with European ‘Lost’ fan sites. And both, thankfully, are in English. I don’t know about you, but my Dutch is a bit rusty.
William makes a Prison Break
Just in time before the hit Fox series Prison Break goes off the air, William will appear in a couple episodes. The last two, to be specific. (No word if they’ll be run separately or scrunched together.) The series is on hiatus and will resume airing its fourth and final season on April 17 (William’s birthday. Fate? You be the judge.). William’s episodes should run about mid-May. And in a show full of thugs and criminals, William plays — surprise — an FBI agent (name of Chris Franco). Trivia: It was ten years ago that William last worked with the show’s co-lead, Dominic Purcell, in…anyone? anyone?… Mission: Impossible 2. For more info on Prison Break, check out imdb and its home page. Also, you can watch “PB” episodes on Hulu.
"The Burrowers" DVD information announced!
William’s film The Burrowers will be released on DVD on April 21st:
It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories. A handful of brave pioneers maintain isolated settlements in the badlands beyond civilization. Irish Immigrant Fergus Coffey is near to winning the hand of his beloved Maryanne when she is suddenly taken from him, her family brutally abducted in a nighttime attack on their homestead. Suspicion falls immediately on hostile Indians. Experienced Indian fighters Will Parcher and John Clay form a posse and set out to rescue the kidnapped settlers, taking along a naïve teenager hoping to prove himself a man, an ex-slave looking to find his place in the world and their ranch-hand, Coffey. But as men vanish in the night and horrific evidence accumulates with the dead and dying, the group discovers that their prey is far more terrifying than anything human, and their prospects are far more terrible than death.
DVD special features include “The Burrowers: Making a Horror Western” and “Digging up The Burrowers: Creating the Monster” featurettes and audio commentary with writer/director JT Petty and actor Karl Geary. For more information, check out BloodyDisgusting.com for details.
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