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| A Boy and His Bird News February 2002
 February 27th, 2002 Pressman Comments On Marketing Films After The Star Has Passed Away In response to the recent theatrical release of QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, which stars the late Aaliyah, Ed Pressman had these comments on promoting a film when the star has died suddenly before its release: In marketing a dead performer, studios must avoid appearing like bloodsuckers themselves. "Clearly the worst thing is to seem to be exploiting the situation," says producer Ed Pressman, who faced a similar dilemma on 1994's THE CROW after 28-year-old star Brandon Lee was accidentally killed late in the shoot. "The basic argument is you should bury the film along with the person - it's somehow sacrilegious to exploit a film with someone who's not alive," says Pressman. "There's a cynical attitude that people have...no matter how much you try to do the right thing." (THE CROW, completed without Lee but promoted with his image, grossed some $50 million domestically.) This article in full can be found in the February 22nd, special collector's double issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. The article can be found on page 9. Take care.....come what may.
Carla of the Mark Dacascos Yahoo egroup alerted members of fantastic news to be found on Mark's Official Site: - Mark has completed filming his episode of CSI. The title of the episode is "Felonius Monk" and is scheduled to air on Thursday, March 7th 2002, on CBS. Mark portrays the role of "Ananda," who is a Thai Buddhist monk. - "Cradle to the Grave," the next Jet Li and DMX film (Warner Bros.), begins principal photography on March 11 2002. Mark will portray the role of "the lead bad guy."
Something that we haven't taken care of for a while is our Fan Fiction section! To bring it back into the fold, we've got two new contributions for your viewing pleasure, both stories are well worth the read.
Along with fellow Crow alum Eric Mabius, Vincent Perez has a new movie coming out soon. He is in QUEEN OF THE DAMNED. Both of these are high profile movies, so we wish both men luck that the movies are successful!! Thanks to Michael Chesteine for the heads up. Take care…..come what may.
David and Matt recently returned from New York, where their documentary "Inertia: Re-Making The Crow" was featured. The turn out was as David expected. Not a huge crowd, given it had no major promotion, but a respectable showing. There were some sound difficulties during the film, but other than that, the film was well received by the audience. This is more than likely the final chapter in David and Matt's collaboration. Reflecting on the culmination of their efforts, David said " I got to see New York because of a movie that I started when I was fourteen! That's certainly nothing we could have ever dreamed of while toiling away in our basements nearly ten years ago!" Indeed, the road traveled by them was a long one. Who would have figured that ultimately, their work would be featured in a festival, in all places, New York! We take our hats off to David and Matt and thank them for sharing the experience with the fans. To conclude our look at David and Matt's project, we have a review of their "Inertia" documentary. Along with that are some photos that were taken during the New York Trip. One is a picture of the promotion poster. The other photo is of David and Matt posing outside the festival. We are not done yet however. Surely there are questions that you have for David in regard to his film. If you have a question for David, send me an email at LLcruize@yahoo.com. In the subject put "Ullman Question". What I will do is gather all of the questions and put them in a word document and send them all to David. He will then answer them and forward the document back to me and we will post it here at ABaHB. We will accept question through the month of February. So get your questions together and sent them to me by the 28th of this month. Take care.....come what may. Crow Litho #1 From Dynamic Forces The new line of Crow merchandise from Dynamic Forces is starting to come out. The first Crow Litho is now available. Just click on the name to be taken to the Dynamic Forces site to order it. The litho is from THE CROW: SALVATION. Thanks to SugarRatt for the heads up. Take care.....come what may.
This report from the Comics Continuum, expect a full report on ABaHB soon... "Chaos! Comics publisher Brian Pulido confirmed on Tuesday that the company will be involved with James O'Barr's The Crow property." "We are doing a Crow / Lady Death crossover for September," Pulido told The Continuum. "At this moment, that's all the details." Pulido said there will be more news to follow. Chaos! is expected to make several announcements at this weekend's MegaCon in Orlando, Fla."
Darkhorizons ran an update on Monday, February 18th on Proyas' next project: "The Crow" Director Alex Proyas updated Moviehole on the status of a flick formerly known as "Hardwired" - "The project is actually called "I Robot" and is based on the stories of Isaac Asimov. It's a murder mystery where the main suspect is an extremely advanced robot. Proyas commented that "It will probably be my next movie and we are hoping to start shooting before the end of this year". Sounds interesting and something more in line with what fans expect from the visually proficient director. Take care.....come what may.
Here comes a report from the Comics Continuum that we've all been waiting for! "Chaos! Comics could be announcing as early as this week that it will be publishing comics based on James O'Barr's The Crow. Sources told The Continuum that negotiations are in final phases and the announcement could happen at this weekend's MegaCon in Orlando, Fla. Chaos! Publisher Brian Pulido could not be reached over the weekend. Crow comics were last published on a regular basis by Todd McFarlane Productions through Image Comics. Despite a straight-to-video release of The Crow: Salvation and the cancellation after one season of the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Pressman Film is moving forward with the movie franchise. An animated Crow has also been long rumored. Chaos! is sponsoring MegaCon and will be previewing its Re-Imagined event scheduled for July." Eric Mabius Update Wanted to remind everyone that Eric will be appearing in the new movie RESIDENT EVIL. To see a clip of the movie, just click on the name.
O'Barr has had done the cover for a French version of The Crow. Click here to see the cover and check out the inside storyboards. There are 4 different artists featured in the book. You can see their work by clicking on their name. Warning, everything is in French! Thanks to unfoldedwings at the ROOM for the heads up. Take care…..come what may.
We received the following email from Tom Nelson. He has an online store called TOP NOTCH COMICS that offers many of the old Kitchen Sink Press comics and other items. “We are selling a large number of Crow comics and other items from the Crow movies. We acquired most of these through the old Kitchen Sink publisher inventory. They are like new condition, and we have multiples of each. We sell most of them at cover price, which is reasonable since they are all out of print. We have the Original Crow graphic Novel, Waking Nightmare 1-4, Wild Justice 1-3, City of Angles 1-3, Flesh and Blood 1-3, Dead Time 1-3, The Movie book, City of Angles Movie Diary, Lost Crow page Death Rattle, Pink Dust, Temporary Tattoos, & two sets of Crow Postcards. We are a full time Internet comic book. We sell many other comic books besides Crow comics. You can access the main page here. “ This is a good opportunity for those that have wanted to get the KSP comics. Thanks to Sugar Rat over at the ROOM for the heads up. Take care…..come what may Crow #4? Justin H has let it be known that a poll for an 18 inch Movie Maniacs figure on Spawn.com has left The Crow in 4th position! So, after all The Crow has done for us, let's give something back and vote for an 18 inch Crow figure! More Merchandise John Carvalho of the Bruce Lee Collectables site is selling six Crow comics and a Stairway to Heaven mini poster, click on the link for more.
If you have been unable to find a copy of the work print copy of the first Crow movie on eBay, or the behind the scenes video, here is a site that is selling copies of both these items. It is called the AsylumOfOblivion. Thanks to Deaderman for the heads up on this site. Take care…..come what may.
Hello everyone. The latest Spectrum of Crow Consciousness is ready for your reading and discussing. We have tackeled the subject of whether or not THE CROW should focus on being an "action" movie genre. For those new, the Spectrum is a joint effort between ABaHB and the ChambeRoom where tWISTEd sPINe and LLcruize both write an article on the same subject, giving them our own unique views. We then invite everyone to the ChambeRoom to discuss the articles in more depth. It is an effort to get the fan base thinking more outside the box, to generate enthusiasm for THE CROW. So give the latest offering a look and then go discuss it with us!
As we all know, Mark's latest movie “Brotherhood Of The Wolf” has received wide range critical and fan raves. It is now available U.S. wide, so look for it in your town. Mark is in talks to play a bad guy, opposite DMX and Jet Li in the action thriller “Cradle To The Grave”. The film is set to start filming this month. If he signs on, this will be one to definitely look out for! Thanks to Dark Horizons for the tip on “Cradle To The Grave”. *Update* Per Mark's official site, www.markdacascos.com, he is going to be in an upcoming episode of CBS' new hit series CSI. No specific episode name and date information has been given yet. Take care…..come what may.
A young couple in love ( Mark and Mary Reidan) is killed when one of them decides to leave their involvement with a local gang behind for the newfound love of their fiancé, and their unborn child. This is the premise of a new fan made Crow film titled “The Crow: First Born”. The filmmakers name is Chris Rayback. This is the first film he has ever completed. As is the case with many fans, Chris loves the Crow stories and really loves the filmmaking process. Learning new things about the filmmaking process has become one of his new hobbies. When he and his outstanding crew (also crow fans) got together and discussed making a short film based on a crow idea, Chris was very excited to begin working on it. They hope fans are pleased with the end result. This film is in no way associated with any of the Edward R Pressman and Jeff Most Production, or an original James O'barr comic idea. This is simply a fan film inspired by their ideas. Hopefully this will open the doors to even better fan films. You can contact Chris through email (click on his name). Go check out “The Crow: First Born” and see what you think. It is approximately 13 minutes long. Chris recommends viewing this film in 200k with the QuickTime Player. The ifilms 56k player really doesn't do the film justice. Take care…..come what may. Ullman & Jackson “Inertia” Video Showcased Sunday As we have reported, David Ullman's “making of” feature, INERTIA: RE-MAKING THE CROW, will be on display at the New York City Film Festival this Sunday, February 10th. The feature chronicles David and Matt Jackson's quest to create their infamous JAMES O'BARR'S THE CROW feature. You can get tickets prior to the event. Here is the NYC Film Festival official site for you're to peruse. David will be sending us a report, as well as pictures from the event, so look for that coming soon. To tide you over until we get the report from David, here is a “Where are they now” on he and Matt Jackson. Also, here are more photos from the production of their film. Take care…..come what may.
We will be taking a weeks break for vacation and work. But fear not, we do not go and leave you empty handed. We still have news and features to tide you over. First, we have updated the Q&A section. Go give it a read. Second, though our Q&A is updated, one item has come up that is not updated in our questions & answers, in regard to merchandise. There was a new merchandising deal announced recently at Figures.com. You have to check it out! There is some great stuff coming out. Thanks to Justin H for that. When we get back, you can look forward to continued David Ullman updates. Don't forget, the NY Film Festival is coming up next week. David's documentary of his filming of The Crow, entitled "Inertia: The RE-Making Of The Crow" will be shown. Make sure that you purchase tickets for that. David will be contacting us with pictures and a report from the festival, so look forward to that!! Remember, if you hear rumors and want to know if they are for real or not, give me a shout at LLcruize@yahoo.com . Take care and come what may. |
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