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Oakland, Calif.-based filmmaker (and longtime MSTie) Erin Gleeson has made a short film called Tina and Frank, and she managed to snag Trace Beaulieu as its narrator. You can download it, and other stuff Erin has done, here: http://www.eringleeson.org/download.html The “secret fun” link on that page is a little outtake from Trace’s recording session.  We recently heard from Bamse, a reader in Hamburg, Germany, who said that we were wrong when we wrote that the German release of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE contained only a German soundtrack. So we ordered a copy, and we’re happy to report that Bamse was correct. The German DVD *does* contain the complete, original English soundtrack recorded by Best Brains. You just need to select the “Englisch” setting in the “Sprachauswahl” menu. As an added bonus, a second disc contains the unMSTed, uncut version of THIS ISLAND EARTH, also with a selectable English soundtrack.
So if you’ve got either a Region 2 or region-free DVD player that can handle PAL format, and want an official copy of MST3K:TM for under US $40, then you might want to check out the following URL: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0008FMHIU/302-3094660-2405615?v=glance&n=284266 Our thanks as well to John Worrall, who also pointed out our error. The Comic Review Weekly podcast has posted a 20 minute interview with Mike Nelson. It runs the gamut from his early days in entertainment, through MST3K, his books, RiffTrax and The Film Crew. He also breaks one little bit of news–Mary Jo Pehl will soon be guest riffing on a RiffTrax session. You can download the podcast, or listen to it online, HERE.
SyFy Portal has also posted an interview with Mike. While no new ground is broken, it does give a nice and tidy summary of Mike’s background, his work on MST3K, and his current RiffTrax duties. You can read the interview at: Our pal (and long-time MSTie) Ken Plume posted a lengthy and fascinating interview with Mike for Quick Stop Entertainment. Read it at: The SciFi Zone Radio Show, a syndicated radio program that’s heard on radio stations in Orlando, Tampa and Kansas City, interviewed Mike on its Nov. 11 show. Although co-host Meghan Moroney revealed herself to be a major MST3K fangirl, she also broke some news: Mike is mulling some sort of Rifftrax live show college tour. He didn’t give any details and it was clear this was an idea that is in its early stages, but we like it! Rich “Lowtax” Kyanka, of Something Awful did a phone interview with Mike, using the net phone program Skype. The result is not much of a commercial for Skype. Despite the quality issues, there are some interesting comments from Mike, especially some details on the nuts and bolts of the Rifftrax creative process, and musings on obsessive fans. Also, note that Mike discusses an upcoming Rifftrax, slated for the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, of a big famous movie, one he says he actually likes, and calls “the Mt. Everest of this endeavor,” but the title is mysteriously bleeped out…. But we have the scoop. See below. Finally: You kids today, with your fax machines and your hula hoops and your myspace pages, may want to know that Mike now has a myspace page: Variety is reporting that Pete Segal is out and Brian Robbins is in as director of “Starship Dave,” the sci-fi comedy feature written by Bill Corbett and Rob Greenberg. The movie, starring Eddie Murphy, is currently in preproduction. Shooting is scheduled to begin in March.
Robbins recently directed Murphy in the comedy “Norbit,” due out in February. Frank Conniff recently made an appearance on The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd podcast once again, this one recorded during a live show in Ontario, California. You can download the file at: http://doctorfloyd.com/media/SEepisodes/Radio_Adventures_Of_Dr_Floyd_EPISODE_SE006.mp3 |
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