FYI ARCHIVES 14
JULY 13, 2003 TO FEBRUARY 28, 2004
CLAUDIA KEHL SENDS REPORT ABOUT MSM BACK ON STAGE
Entry Date: 2/28/2004
Mary Stuart Masterson will play Maggie in the Center's
revival of "Cat on a
Hot Tin Roof," which runs June 12 - July 4 at the
Eisenhower Theater.
"Cat" is one of the major attractions in "Tennessee
Williams Explored," the
Center's celebration of the playwright, which begins in
April.
Masterson joins Patrick Wilson as Brick, George Grizzard
as Big Daddy and
Dana Ivey as Big Mama in the production, which Mark Lamos
will
direct.
YAHOO
LINK
PLAYBILL
ARTICLE
BROADWAY
DOT COM
Claudia
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL
VISITORS TO THE TAVERN
Entry Date: 1/31/2004
HBO BRIEF ON MSM'S LATEST PROJECT
Entry Date: 1/31/2004
Mary Stuart Masterson, Gabrielle Union, Kyra Sedgwick, Charles S.
Dutton join cast of HBO Films' "Something the Lord Made"
By JILL FEIWELL (Daily Variety)
Mary Stuart Masterson, Gabrielle Union, Kyra Sedgwick and Charles
S. Dutton have been added to the cast of HBO telepic "Something the
Lord Made." Production is under way in and around Baltimore on the
drama, which stars Alan Rickman and Mos Def.
Directed by Joseph Sargent, pic revolves around Dr. Alfred Blalock
(Rickman) and medical technician Vivien Thomas (Def), who partnered
to pioneer the process of open-heart surgery at Johns Hopkins U. in
the early 1940s.
ALTO ENTERTAINMENT: GOOD SITE WITH DIRECT VIEWING OF MSM
ITEMS FOR AUCTION ON E-BAY
OTHER MARY STUART MASTERSON INFORMATION LINKED ON THE PAGE
Entry Date: 1/31/2004
A site called Alto Entertainment has a nice page with various
links to information about Mary Stuart Masterson along with the MSM
items for auction on E-Bay in real time. If you belong to E-Bay, this
is a good page for you to bookmark.
ALTO
ENTERTAINMENT
CLAUDIA KEHL SENDS AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT MSM'S HBO
PROJECT NOW IN PRODUCTION
Entry Date: 1/18/2004
TV CREW COMES CALLING
HBO Visits Homewood, East Baltimore to Tell Story of 'Blue
Baby' Pioneers
(From the JHU GAZZETTE, the official newspaper of Johns
Hopkins University)
A strip of the Homewood campus underwent a brief identity
crisis late last month as the university got the chance to play the
role of Johns Hopkins Hospital circa 1940s for a day.
On Dec. 22, an HBO film crew descended upon the campus to
shoot a portion of the cable network's upcoming feature Something the
Lord Made, filling the Levering courtyard with a fleet of antique
cars, an ambulance and actors in period dress.
The film depicts the true story of Johns Hopkins surgeon
Alfred Blalock and lab technician Vivien Thomas, who in 1944
co-developed a method to save oxygen-deprived "blue babies." The men,
who died in 1965 and 1985, respectively, will be portrayed by Alan
Rickman and rapper/actor Mos Def.
The previous day the crew shot scenes at the actual JHH,
which played itself.
Later this month, HBO will spend another day filming at
the East Baltimore campus and wrap up principal photography. Veteran
television director Joseph Sargent is directing the film, which also
stars Mary Stuart Masterson and is scheduled to air in late spring or
early summer.
— Greg Rienzi
A NICE NEW YEAR GREETING FROM SWISS CORRESPONDENT CLAUDIA
KEHL
REPORTS ON NEW WEB ADDRESS AND NAME FOR HER MARY STUART
MASTERSON SITE
Entry Date: 1/18/2004
Hi Guy,
I wish you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2004!
As you said on your FYI page it's been about five or six
years now since we're in touch. And all because of MSM. Let's hope
for many years to come. 2003 was a great year for us MSM fans. Her
Broadway Musical debut was definitely the highlight!
By the way I changed yet another thing on my site. I
changed the title to Mary Stuart Masterson - Website. I think it's
better than Infosite especially because there's other stuff on it
than only info. It's just more general. Therefore I also slightly
changed the domain name to www.msmwebsite.com
MSM
WEBSITE--CLAUDIA'S PLACE
"8 1/2"--THE ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY RANKING OF THE BROADWAY
MUSICAL "NINE"
Entry Date: 1/4/2004
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY just put out its "Best of 2003" list for all
entertainment media from television to books. In the "Stage" section,
there was a top ten list of plays and musicals. Mary Stuart
Masterson's "Nine" came in at 8 1/2, ahead of "Comedians," and
"Caroline or Change." Here is what the paragraph for the "Nine"
ranking said:
The thrill of Nine is watching self-centered hero Guido Contini
undergo a musical nervous breakdown, cycling through a past-paced
patter song, an ode to three lovers, a mini opera, and a suicidal
rehash of his childhood. Broadway wags wondered whether Banderas
could possibly pull off such a demanding role in a high-profile
revival of Maury Yeston's Tony-winning retelling of Fellini's 8 1/2.
He could and he did, with stalwart support from Masterson as Guido's
long-suffering wife and true love. BRAVISSIMA!
THE END OF "NINE"
Entry Date: 12/31/2003
My wide-ranging travels auditing credit unions made frequent
updates very difficult this month, along with getting my e-mail. It's
hard getting e-mail when you are living in a motel out in the boonies
with voltage too low to accomodate a 56K modem. Anyway, Claudia Kehl,
one of the best Internet friends I have made in the last six years of
operating this site, let me know that "Nine," MSM's great Broadway
triumph, left Broadway on the fourteenth of December. One good thing
about this news is that Ms. Masterson has added yet another success
that will insure her of someday soon having the adjective
"distinguished" used in front of the noun "actress" to exactly
describe her place in her craft.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL VISITORS TO THE TAVERN!!
Entry Date: 12/31/2003
CLAUDIA KEHL REPORTS: MARY STUART MASTERSON TO PLAY
RENOWNED CARDIAC SURGEON
Entry Date: 12/31/2003
10:30 PM EST--90 Minutes Left in 2003
Our Swiss correspondent and ally, Claudia Kehl, who also operates
the Mary Stuart Masterson Infos site from her home base, sent me this
really good news about an HBO production starring Ms. Masterson as a
famous heart surgeon who helped develop what is now a standard
operation on heart patients.
According to IMDb Mary Stuart Masterson will be starring
as Dr. Helen Taussig in the HBO original movie "Something the Lord
Made".
Co-Stars will be Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Charles S. Dutton
and Gabrielle Union. IMDb
The partnership between Blalock (Rickman) and Thomas (Mos
Def) began in 1929 when the then-19-year-old Thomas' dreams to go to
college and medical school were dashed when he lost his tuition
savings in the October stock market crash and took a job as a lab
technician at Vanderbilt University's medical school, working for
Blalock, a resident surgeon.
At Vanderbilt and later at John Hopkins University,
Blalock and Thomas worked on several breakthroughs that
revolutionized cardiac surgery, including the wider use of plasma or
whole-blood transfusions to prevent surgical shock, which saved
millions of lives during World War II, and the Blalock-Taussig shunt.
SOLUTION TO "ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS" MOVIE TV
SCHEDULE CONFUSION
MSM in "On the Second Day of Christmas" a 1997 Lifetime
Television for Women Holiday Romantic Comedy
Entry Date: 11/29/2003
Use the link to the LIFETIME TELEVISION page for "ON THE SECOND
DAY OF CHRISTMAS," shown below. Once on LIFETIME's page for the
movie, click on the little envelope near the top of the page to have
the network send you an e-mail when the movie is going to be shown on
LIFETIME TELEVISION. You can also go to the LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK
link below, register for their "Movie Newsletter" service, and ask
LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK to send you an e-mail when "ON THE SECOND DAY
OF CHRISTMAS" will be shown on that cable channel. A few visitors
have asked if there is a video version of this movie, and one has not
been made yet. If you want a video of the movie, you will have to
make your own copy, and I don't want any of you to miss your chance.
GOOD LUCK!
LIFETIME
TELEVISION FOR WOMEN
LIFETIME
MOVIE NETWORK
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
Entry Date: 11/29/2003
Be sure to check out the traditional Tavern Christmas
Greeting Card by clicking the link below:
HAPPY
HOLIDAYS!
ANOTHER YEAR OF CONFUSION WITH THE TELEVISION SCHEDULE FOR
"ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS"
Entry Date: 11/29/2003
Some of you will remember that there was a lot of confusion about
when the Mary Stuart Masterson television movie "On the Second Day of
Christmas" would be shown on LIFETIME TELEVISION. Well, it has
started already this year. The site "TV NOW" has the movie scheduled
for viewing at 9:00 PM on December 19th, while LIFETIME's page for
the movie not only has it running on December 5th at 9:00 PM, but has
a box the visitor can click on to have a reminder e-mailed to them so
they do not forget that the movie will be shown on that date. So, on
the TV Schedule page, I have included BOTH dates, just to make sure
nothing gets missed. There was no indication on TV NOW that the movie
would be shown on the LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK, an affiliate of
LIFETIME TELEVISION, so I will go to that site and check there.
"On the Second Day of Christmas" was originally broadcast in early
December 1997, six whole years ago, and only four months before this
site opened at Geocities. I first saw it while at the Quality Inn in
Kittanning, Pennsylvania on that day. Time does go by awfully fast.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL VISITORS!!
Entry Date: 11/22/2003
CLAUDIA KEHL POSTS ARTICLES AND PHOTO LINKS ABOUT NEW
"NINE" CAST
11/22/2003
Hi Guy,
They had the re-opening of "Nine" with the new cast where
also the crtitics where present.
From the re-opening night party
MSM
with JOHN STAMOS
NEW
CAST PHOTO
Some new reviews I put on my site
REVIEWS
OF "NINE" WITH NEW CAST
"The New York Times" especially praises MSM and how she
improved her singing and characterization.
Kind regards,
Claudia
The links Claudia sent are to her new site dedicated to the latest
news about Mary Stuart Masterson's professional projects, from movies
to television to Broadway. Those who haven't picked up on the links
on this page and on the Links Menu Page get another opportunity with
this posting from our great Swiss ally, Claudia Kehl, whose photos of
MSM outside the theater after a "Nine" Easter time performance are on
the Photo Album page of the Tavern.
CLAUDIA FINDS ARTICLE ABOUT MSM AND "NINE" CAST TO GRACE
THANKSGIVING PARADE!
Entry Date: 11/22/2003
Several Broadway shows will perform during the upcoming
CBS "Thanksgiving Day Parade" telecast.
The broadcast, which airs from 9 AM to 12 noon ET (check
local listings) Nov. 27, will include taped performances from a host
of Broadway musicals. Nine's John Stamos, Mary Stuart Masterson,
Rebecca Luker and Sarah Gettelfinger will perform "Only With You".
PARADE
NEWS
Claudia
AS "NINE" CAST CHANGES, MSM STILL GARNERS TOP REVIEWS FOR
HER PERFORMANCE!
THIS IS A SURPRISE TO US?
10/28/2003
Revival of 'Nine' Is Less Than 10
Tue Oct 28, 6:05 PM ET
By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic
NEW YORK - Of all the musical revivals to arrive on Broadway since
"Cabaret" in 1998, no show has been more imaginatively rethought than
"Nine."
Director David Leveaux reconceived the Maury Yeston-Arthur Kopit
musical from beginning to end, taking the tale of libidinous Italian
film director Guido Contini and turning it into a series of
theatrical encounters between Contini and the beautiful women who
adore and torment him.
But then Leveaux had the benefit of a superb cast led by Antonio
Banderas, making an impressive Broadway debut as Guido, and a galaxy
of unique female performers that included Chita Rivera, Mary Stuart
Masterson , Jane Krakowski and Laura Benanti.
Now, Banderas and several of his leading ladies have departed and
with them, unfortunately, so has some of the effectiveness of
Leveaux's remarkable Roundabout Theatre Company production.
The problem doesn't lie in the new collection of women. These
sirens, who include Eartha Kitt, Sara Gettelfinger and Rebecca Luker,
are quite smashing. Marni Nixon, who also joined the cast, is sweetly
maternal as Guido's mother.
It's the new man at the center, John Stamos, who falters. Despite
only a so-so singing voice, Banderas was a natural Guido — able to be
both appealingly boyish and childishly petulant, impossibly
egocentric and overly generous. The game Stamos has to work at these
contradictions. His performance of a 40-year-old man on the verge of
a nervous breakdown is more calculated, and the effort shows. Stamos,
best known for his role on the television sitcom "Full House," is
also vaguely American, unlike the Spanish-born Banderas, who brought
a credible continental sensibility to the role.
But then there are the new women in Guido's life.
The catlike Kitt, who looks amazing in a black bustier (complete
with whip), purrs with her trademark feline intensity. As the
producer Liliane La Fleur, she is more French than her predecessor.
Choreographer Jonathan Butterell has rechoreographed Liliane's big
"Folies Bergeres" number, giving Kitt a waltz rather than the tango
that had been tailored especially for Rivera.
The word statuesque was invented for Gettelfinger, a striking
redhead of Amazonian proportions who plays Guido's vulnerable
mistress, Carla. It's a little scary watching her amazing
aeronautical entrance and exit during Carla's big number ("A Call
From the Vatican"), but Gettelfinger handles it with aplomb.
Luker has a hauntingly beautiful soprano, a voice that makes
exquisite work of "Unusual Way" that even in Jonathan Tunick's
reduced orchestrations sounds glorious.
Masterson, who plays Guido's long-suffering wife, remains from
the first cast, and, if anything, her performance has grown richer
and more emotionally secure since the revival opened last April at
the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
Several other original cast members continue to shine, especially
Myra Lucretia Taylor, as the lusty Sarraghina who introduces young
Guido (Daniel Manche) to the mysteries of sex.
Stamos may lessen the impact of this considerable production, but
there still are enough pleasures around to make "Nine" worth a visit.
CHEF CREATES "NINE" DISHES FOR SPECIAL FEAST IN HONOR OF
MSM, CASTMATES
10/28//2003
Barilla Commissions New Recipe in Honor of the Broadway
Musical 'Nine'
Wednesday October 22, 2:31 pm ET
Barilla Honors 'Nine' Composer and Lyricist Maury Yeston
at The 2003 Barilla Feast for Celebrating and Advancing Italian
Culture
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BARILLA, the Italian
food company, honored Tony-award winning composer and lyricist, Maury
Yeston, for adapting Federico Fellini's film "8 1/2" to the Broadway
musical "Nine." The honor was bestowed yesterday evening at the 2nd
Annual Barilla Feast, held in New York City and co-presented with
FINE LIVING TV Network.
John Stamos, the newest star of "Nine" (replacing Antonio
Banderas), attended the Feast along with co-star Mary Stuart
Masterson, where they both took part in the presentation honoring Mr.
Yeston. As part of the honor, Barilla presented Mr. Yeston with a
$10,000 contribution to the Roundabout Theatre Company, New York's
most subscribed non-profit theatre.
In honor of the award and the show, Barilla commissioned a
new recipe called "'Nine' Pasta Spirals" which was served at the
Feast. The recipe, which includes salted cod, was created by Barilla
Executive Chef, Roberto Bassi. The recipe was inspired by Fellini's
hometown of Borgo San Giuliano, a fishing village where cod was a
staple of local cuisine. In Italy, this dish is known as "Baccala
Mantecato." Maury Yeston, John Stamos and Mary Stuart Masterson
sampled the recipe for the first time at the Feast event.
"It is perhaps not well-known that Rossini, the great
Italian Opera composer was also one of Italy's greatest gourmets and
chefs! And, in particular, he was a great expert on pasta. I am
delighted to receive this honor from Barilla and to continue the
wonderful tradition that celebrates Italian music, food, and
culture," said Maury Yeston. "During the time I spent with Fellini in
Rome, he introduced me to the best of la cucina italiana, and any who
know his films know that he was a great lover of food and that it
played an important role in his life and work. So to see Barilla
blending food and music and drama in this way is uniquely Italian,
and a gift to the world -- for theater, film and food lovers alike.
Mille Grazie!!!"
The Barilla Feast set out to spotlight and explore
authentic, regional Italian cuisine and honor those who have shared
their passion for Italian food and culture with the world. In
addition to Maury Yeston's honor, Barilla also honored best-selling
author Frances Mayes, and restaurateur, cookbook author and TV host
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich. Each honoree was awarded $10,000 to
contribute to the cause of their choice.
The recipe is as follows, and can also be found online at
Barilla Feast.
"NINE" PASTA SPIRALS
Makes approximately 60 rolls
For finger servings for 4 to 6
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds cleaned salt cod fillet
1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1-teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 bay leaf
1-cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and white pepper to taste
1 box Barilla oven ready lasagna
Method
1. Soak the salt cod in cool water for 2 days, changing
the water every
4 hours.
2. Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil with the onion,
thyme, salt, sage
and bay leaf. Reduce the heat to medium high and cook for
10 minutes.
3. Add the salt cod fillet to the boiling water and cook
for 20 minutes.
4. Remove the fillet from the water. If fillet still has
the skin and
bones, remove them. Set the flesh of the fish aside.
5. Bring the milk and heavy cream to a quick boil and then
remove from
the heat immediately.
6. Put the flesh of the fish into the bowl of a food
processor, mixer or
blender. Process or whip the fish until it is coarsely
chopped.
Continue processing while adding milk and heavy cream
mixture.
7. Slowly drizzle the olive oil into the fish and cream
mixture while
continuing to process on high. Once all the oil has been
added, remove
the mixture and set aside.
8. Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil with a tablespoon of
salt. Add the
lasagna strips and cook for 3 minutes. Drain the lasagna
strips
immediately and cool. Lay the strips flat out on the
counter.
9. Spread each lasagna strip with 1/4 cup of salt cod
mixture. Roll the
strip up like a jellyroll and cut into 5 equal pieces.
Arrange the
rolls flat on a platter. Top with a spoonful of tomato and
olive
mixture.
Tomato & Olive Topping
Make this topping while the salt cod is cooking.
Ingredients
3/4 cups sun dried tomato halves
10 cured black olives
2-tablespoon olive oil
Method
Finely chop the sun dried tomatoes and olive. Combine with
the olive oil. Set for at least 30 minutes, while cooking the salt
cod. When ready serve, spoon on the salt cod spirals.
About Barilla
Since 1877, the Barilla company has been producing pasta
and other grain- based foods for consumers around the world. The
company's basic animating principle has been to make these healthy
products affordable to all, no matter where they might be. Barilla
has remained true to its entrepreneurial roots over the past four
generations, by combining ancient Italian traditions with
cutting-edge technological advances. The result is a globally
successful company, built on a foundation of principles that allow
for continuous growth to reach ever-expanding goals.
The Barilla Group -- whose brands include Barilla, Mulino
Bianco, Pavesi, Voiello, Wasa, Misko (Greece), Filiz (Turkey), and
Yemina and Vesta (Mexico) -- is headed by the Barilla family for 125
years. The Group has 25 factories (18 in Italy and 7 abroad). It is
the worldwide leader in pasta and one of the largest baked goods
producers in Europe. Currently realizes 31% of sales in volume in
more than 100 countries outside of Italy.
BON APPETIT!!
CLAUDIA KEHL SENDS INFO ABOUT NEW "NINE" CAST
Date: 10/28/2003
Hi Guy
Here's a picture of MSM with the new "Nine" cast.
According to Playbill.com Jenna Elfman has postponed her start.
Understudy Sara Gettelfinger takes over the role until Jenna is
ready. I am sure John Stamos and Eartha Kitt are great, too.
Claudia
HOUSTON CHRONICLE REVIEW OF "NINE" CD SOUNDTRACK
Entry Date: 10/3/2003
There is still time for those of you with frequent flyer miles and
some vacation time to go see Mary Stuart Masterson in "Nine" on
Broadway. If you can't make it, there will be a soundtrack recording
available. The Houston Chronicle, the main newspaper from Ms.
Masterson's hometown, has a nice review of the CD, singling out
Antonio Banderas and Mary Stuart Masterson for their singing talents.
There is a link to the article below.
ANTONIO
BREAKS INTO
SONG!
SUITE 101 SITE ARTICLE ABOUT MSM
Entry Date: 10/3/2003
Mary Stuart Masterson in The Stepford Wives, 1975
A search of Alta Vista resulted in the discovery of an article
full of high praise for Mary Stuart Masterson's acting talents and
her professionalism. This article is on the page of the Suite 101
site dedicated to Ms. Masterson, and it is worth a read. It also had
the still photo of a very young Ms. Masterson in her first movie,
The Stepford Wives.
SUITE
101
SOME MORE RENOVATIONS TO THE TAVERN
Entry Date: 10/3/2003
The big change was to the "Body of Work" page. We separated Mary
Stuart's film work into two categories, acting and producing. As
Claudia Kehl pointed out on her site, Ms. Masterson is now a
producer, having taken that role in the production of Damon
Santostefano's recently presented comedy Last Man Running. The
Biography was updated for her "Nine" triumphs, including the Tony
Award nomination. There are other renovations to come as the
proprietress of this establishment just keeps taking on more
challenges. We'll keep you updated as the redecorating continues.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Entry Date: 9/26/2003
MSM DOES ANOTHER BOOK ON TAPE
Entry Date: 9/26/2003
William J. Bennett, former Secretary of Education and Drug Policy
"Czar" edited a collection of letters, speeches, and other works of
the Founders of the United States and those who advised them. The
works were collected in a volume entitled Our Sacred Honor: Words
of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and
Speeches. A book-on-tape was made with the assistance of
narrators Mary Stuart Masterson, David Straithairn (who also acted
with MSM in AT CLOSE RANGE), Barry Bostwick, Fritz Weaver, and
Phillip Bosco. Look for this audio book at the following link.
SACRED
HONOR
SOME NICE WORDS ABOUT MSM ON A SITE FOR VIDEO AND DVD
SHOPPERS
Entry Date: 9/26/2003
Here is a good site for finding a Christmas or birthday gift for
that Mary Stuart Masterson fan on your list. At Adeovaleo.com, there
is a special page just for the work of Ms. Masterson. Among the
comments are that MSM is "A master of the dramatic, expressive visual
art." How is that for a combination of accuracy and brevity?
MSM
MALL
MARY LOUISE PARKER TO STAR IN "THE BIGGEST THIEF IN THE
WORLD"
Entry Date: 9/26/2003
Claudia Kehl, our Swiss ally and intrepid MSM news hound,
discovered that it will be Mary Louise Parker who will be in the
movie "The Biggest Thief in the World." Some of the media earlier
reported that MSM would get the part, and keep working on "Nine" as
the movie was filmed in the New York City area.
THE MARY STUART MASTERSON FAN LIST SITE
Entry Date: 9/26/2003
There is another Mary Stuart Masterson site, with a nice graphic
on the main page, that amounts to an Internet Fan Club. Those who
like MSM's work can register there and post their comments. The link
to this service is below.
FAN LIST SITE
AN MSM "PLAYBILL" BIOGRAPHY
Entry Date: 9/26/2003
There is a good biography of Ms. Masterson on the Website
of the Broadway magazine PLAYBILL. The link to it is accessed below.
BROADWAY
BIO
MSM TO STAY WITH "NINE" UNTIL AFTER START OF NEW YEAR
Entry Date: 9/7/2003
Our Swiss correspondent, Claudia Kehl, has discovered the
following on PLAYBILL magazine's Web site:
Two days after Playbill announced that MSM will also leave
with Banderas, Krakowski and Rivera on October 5, today they report
that she has extended her stay through January 4, 2004. Well, of
course that's great news!
EXTENDED
CASTING
Claudia
MORE ON "BEST THIEF IN THE WORLD" FROM CLAUDIA KEHL
Entry Date: 8/31/2003
The director of "The Best Thief in the World" is Jacob
Kornbluth. He also wrote the screenplay.
THIEF
THE BEST THIEF IN THE WORLD, directed by Jacob Kornbluth,
is about a boy who deals with turmoil at home by breaking into his
neighbors' apartments.
DIRECTOR
"My brother Jacob has written an incredible screenplay
based on his misspent youth in New York City's Washington Heights
neighborhood. Titled "The Best Thief in the World," it's a drama that
traces a family's struggle to hold together in the wake of the
father's incapacitating stroke; at the center is 11-year-old Izzy, an
introspective boy who breaks into other apartments in his building as
a way to create a "safe" imaginative space for himself. "Thief" is
currently shooting in New York, with Jake directing."
CLAUDIA KEHL REPORTS ABOUT POSSIBLE MSM FILM ROLE
Entry Date: 8/21/2003
Excerpt from an article in NY Daily News talking about
movies being made in New York these days.
.....In fact, two movies being shot right now are set in
the Midwest. "The Best Thief in the World," starring Mary Stuart
Masterson, is being filmed on Staten Island locations that resemble
Ohio, allowing Masterson to continue her role on Broadway in
"Nine."......
MOVIE
NEWS ARTICLE
According to the following article (about being a standby
for a leading actor) it looks like MSM is leaving "Nine" at about the
same time Antonio does. He's leaving on October 5.
The musical will continue but no definite replacements
have been announced yet.
"NINE"
UPDATE
NOTE
Claudia wrote back to me after the above e-mail to let me know
that the newspapers may be confusing Mary Stuart Masterson with Mary
Louise Parker getting the role in the movie "The Best Thief in the
World." There is some confusion in the media at this point, but I'm
putting up this news item because we already heard some time ago that
Ms. Masterson was soon to start work on a film being directed by her
husband, Damon Santostefano. This could be that movie with a change
in title. As the situation changes, we will let you know.
CLAUDIA KEHL STARTS A NEW MARY STUART MASTERSON SITE!
Entry Date: 8/21/2003
Hi Guy!
I am trying to build a small Mary Stuart Masterson site on
my own. This is the link of it:
CLAUDIA'S MARY STU
SITE
It's more an info site about her current projects so I
called it "Mary Stuart Masterson Infos". I also don't have too much
possibilities, but for what I use it it's just perfect and it was
quite simple to build it. I have to say it's really fun! I never
thought that I would like it so much to create it. But when you
started with it you don't want to stop it.
I did put your site to the links site of course and will
definitely continue to send you all the infos and news I can find of
MSM.
I am still trying different things out because every
second day you got a new idea to change something, lol!
Claudia
"BOOMTOWN" NBC SERIES LINKS TO "FRIED GREEN TOMATOES"
Entry Date: 8/21/2003
NBC started a series called "Boomtown" on Sundays last fall. The
show centers on a Los Angeles Police Department precinct and includes
stories about uniformed officers as well as detectives. One of the
producers is Jon Avnet, who was the director of "Fried Green
Tomatoes." Among the cast is Gary Basaraba, who played the popular
character of local Sheriff Grady of Whistlestop, Alabama. "Boomtown"
airs at 10:00 PM on Sundays on NBC stations around the country. Two
players from the critically acclaimed HBO mini-series "Band of
Brothers" are also in the cast, including Donny Wahlberg.
CLAUDIA KEHL REIGNITES INTEREST IN MSM'S INDEPENDENT FILM
CAREER
Entry Date: 7/31/2003
We have been so caught up in Ms. Masterson's Broadway success in
"Nine" that her film career has taken a backseat, which is
understandable given the fact that MSM was nominated for a TONY award
in her first major musical effort. It should not be forgotten, and
certainly hasn't been by our intrepid Swiss correspondent, that Mary
Stuart Masterson is primarily a film artist. One of the independent
movies of hers that I have been most anxious to see, in any form in
which it is available for viewing, has been WEST OF HERE. It has been
shown in independent film festivals to great reviews, and is also her
brother Pete Masterson's directorial debut. Claudia found a synopsis
of this movie, and a link to an article about its latest limited
showing. If you live in a major metropolitan area, be on the lookout
for WEST OF HERE. It will most likely be shown at a university that
has a film department or an art house theater in limited engagements.
WEST OF
HERE LINK
Synopsis from the "Sonoma Valley Film Festival"
West of Here
Starring Josh Hamilton, Norbert Leo Butz and Mary Stuart
Masterson
Directed by Peter CB Masterson, 79 min
Inspired by real events, West of Here will touch anyone
who has been
graced by the presence of greatness. Cousins Gil (Josh
Hamilton) and
Josiah (Norbert Leo Butz) Blackwell grew up together with
music as
their common language. Gil wrote the songs and Josiah
played them.
When Josiah heads for the West Coast to make a go of it
with his
music, Gil stays behind to work for his dad because that
is what's
expected of him. Josiah's sudden death spurns Gil into
action.
Driving west to retrieve Josiah's belongings, Gil stops in
his old
college town, meeting up with unrequited flame Genevieve
(Mary Stuart
Masterson), who decides to join him. With each westward
mile with
Genevieve, Gil slowly finds the strength to step out of
Josiah's
shadow.
Peter Masterson elicits authentic performances from his
actors,
including his sister, who shines as a singer whose career
is at a
standstill. West of Here resonates with honest emotion as
it depicts
the anxieties that accompany chasing dreams and growing
up, as well
as the life-affirming joy that comes from true
friendships.
Filmmaker Profile: Peter CB Masterson began working in the
film
business at an early age for his father, filmmaker, Peter
Masterson.
He joined the camera union in 1995, and has since worked
his way up
to this debut as the diretor/cinemetographer of West of
Here.
CLAUDIA DISCOVER'S AN MSM VOICEOVER PERFORMANCE ON NEW
CARTOON SERIES "GARY THE RAT"
Entry Date: 7/31/2003
"Gary the Rat" is a new cartoon series presented on the latest
incarnation of "The Nashville Network" (TNN), which used to present
country/western music videos and reruns of "The Dukes of Hazzard."
After changing to a format of reruns of old shows, a lot of "Star
Trek" movies and reruns, and "James Bond" movies, TNN has decided to
become "The Men's Network." We won't call them "The Spike," as that
title is currently under litigation, the morphing network being sued
by SPIKE LEE for "stealing" his name. "Gary the Rat," ironically
enough, considering Spike Lee's legal action, is an American lawyer
who has been turned into a big blue rat in a business suit. Kelsey
Grammer is the voice of "Gary the Rat," but is better known as
"Frazier" on the NBC comedy. Grammer is no stranger to prime time
cartoons. Grammer is also the voice of BART SIMPSON'S Lex Luthor-like
enemy, "Sideshow Bob" on "The Simpsons."
The "Gary the Rat" episode has not run yet, and will probably be
run in August of this year. Just use the handy links that Claudia
sent me so you can catch "The Old Flame" when that episode is run on
TNN, or whatever they are calling it now. The air date has not been
announced as yet.
THE RAT EPISODE
GUIDE
Episode "Old Flame"
TVTOME
LINK
HEATHER HUNT FINDS INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT MSM'S COSTUME
DESIGNER FOR "NINE"
Entry Date: 7/31/2003
Hi:
Here's a snippet on MSM's Nine outfit with quotes from
Vicky Mortimer, Nine costume designer, and MSM herself.
>>Mortimer says that, based on her conversations
with Leveaux [the director], a number of design ground rules emerged,
chief among them that "apart from Luisa [MSM's character], all the
women should look as they did when Guido first met them - i.e., they
should have one look, as opposed to changing with the events of the
piece."
. . .Luisa, who is dressed in a gray tailored skirt and
white blouse, with square black glasses.
Even though Luisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) wears the
simplest outfit onstage, Mortimer says her clothes underwent the most
transformations. "It took two goes before we realized the crucial
thing: that she and Guido should feel like real partners, that they
should look like they belonged together, despite the range of
temptations around him. Mary Stuart's way of describing it was that
Luisa should feel like the script girl - her discretion masks her
hold on her husband."<<
This excerpt is from an article called "City of Women,"
which is all about Nine's technical production elements, in a
publication called "Entertainment Design" from July 1, 2003.
hrh
hrh32@yahoo.com
CLAUDIA DISCOVERS MSM'S DEDICATION TO HOMELESS PETS
LOTS OF GOOD PHOTOS
Entry Date: 7/31/2003
Mary Stuart Masterson was attending the 5th Annual
Broadway Barks July 12, 2003 at Shubert Alley in New York City.
Broadway Barks assists New York animal shelters in their mission to
find homeless pets good homes.
NEWSDAY
PHOTO
PLAYBILL
PHOTO
BROADWAY.COM
PHOTO
BRITISH VISITORS!! "BLACK AND BLUE," MSM'S CBS MOVIE FOR
TELEVISION NOW IN DVD ON BLACKSTAR
Entry Date: 7/31/2003
Claudia Kehl has found an announcement that the above DVD
is now available in the United Kingdom. Please note the format
requirements.
Black and Blue (1999) has been released on DVD in the UK.
It's region
code 2 (Europe and Japan). So you either need a DVD player
with
region 2 or a codefree player who can play all region
DVD's.
BLACK
AND BLUE DVD
Claudia
CLAUDIA KEHL VISITS THE MARY STUART MASTERSON GROUP AT
YAHOO!
Entry Date: 7/31/2003
Hi Guy!
I was wondering if you know about this MSM group at
Yahoo.com? I have been a member of it for a long time now. I also put
the infos I send you about MSM in this group. From time to time it's
rather quiet there, but recently with MSM's Broadway musical debut it
became more lively again. Sometimes I had the impression I was almost
the only one who posted there. I think it's a really nice group of
MSM fans there.
YAHOO
GROUP
Claudia
