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Clayne Crawford is proving that the drama behind the scenes on Lethal Weapon might be more compelling than anything the Fox procedural could do onscreen.

In his first interview since being fired from the Warner Bros. TV-produced Fox drama, Crawford opened up about the events that led to his dismissal in a nearly two-hour podcast with longtime friend and Drinkin' Bros. host Ross Patterson.

In the expletive-riddled conversation, the actor starts by admitting that he believed the initial story about his bad behavior on set — which was published the day he started directing his first episode — would eventually blow ...

If you thought the drama surrounding Clayne Crawford's shocking firing from Lethal Weapon had cooled down, you were in for a huge surprise on Tuesday. In a new interview on the podcast Drinkin'Bros, which is hosted by a friend of Crawford's named Ross Patterson, the actor shared his side of the

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Clayne Crawford is speaking out about his firing from Fox’s Lethal Weapon reboot.

In an interview on the Drinkin’ Bros. podcast, Crawford, who played Riggs, talks with host Ross Patterson about the allegations that led to his ouster from the Fox series. Crawford says when the first news story of the allegations came out, he didn’t pay much attention, saying he believed it would all “blow over.”

In particular, he addresses two on-set incidents, one during a location shoot in a park during which he can be heard on tape shouting “Shut the f**k up” to the assistant director over noise issues on the set.

“I knew that they had those tapes, and they had been blackmailing me with that… anytime I had a problem with [Damon Wayans],” Crawford explains. (Crawford alleged Wayans’ refused to attend table reads or film in churches). “When the incident happened, I had to...

From RedBand.Ca, take another look @ the restricted 'red band' trailer from director Ross Patterson's indie horror/comedy feature "Range 15", produced in collaboration with apparel companies "Ranger Up" and "Article 15 Clothing", opening May 2016:

"...after a night of debauchery, five military buddies wake up in the drunk tank only to find out that while they were passed out in their cell, the 'zombie apocalypse' kicked off. Armed only with billy clubs and their military experience, they break out of prison and fight their way to their old base. Along the way, they pick up a whole lot of weapons, a couple of damsels in distress, and accidentally, the cure.

"Getting to the base, however, is only the beginning of their nightmare. Once there, their old boss, 'Colonel Holloway' informs them the only place that can synthesize the cure is 'Range 15', an isolated facility some 300 miles away,...

Hope all our readers in the United States had a great Fourth of July. I celebrated by watching the Most American Movie Of All Time. Range 15 (2016) Director: Ross Patterson Stars: Mat Best, Nick Palmisciano, Vincent Vargas After a night of hardcore partying, a group of military veterans wakes up to find the world has fallen to the zombie apocalypse. Now it's up to them to shoot, stab, and hump... Read More...

What do U.S. military veterans know about making movies? If the early success of the zombie comedy “Range 15” is any indication — kind of a lot, actually.

Billed as the first film to be produced by and star primarily U.S. military veterans, the movie claimed the Best Film Award at the GI Film Festival last month and has already generated more than $500,000 in its first week at the box office, showing on more than 550 screens through the crowdsourcing company Tugg, which lets individuals choose a film they want to pay to see in theaters. The film first hit theaters on Wednesday, June 15.

Watch: Veterans Face the Emotional Aftermath of Combat in Exclusive ‘Searching For Home’ Trailer

“Range” combines more than two dozen U.S. military vets with Hollywood actors William Shatner, Sean Astin, Keith David and Danny Trejo in a story about a zombie apocalypse that threatens to destroy the U.

From RedBand.Ca, take a look @ the restricted 'red band' trailer from director Ross Patterson's indie horror/comedy feature "Range 15", produced in collaboration with apparel companies "Ranger Up" and "Article 15 Clothing", opening May 2016:

"...after a night of debauchery, five military buddies wake up in the drunk tank only to find out that while they were passed out in their cell, the 'zombie apocalypse' kicked off. Armed only with billy clubs and their military experience, they break out of prison and fight their way to their old base. Along the way, they pick up a whole lot of weapons, a couple of damsels in distress, and accidentally, the cure.

"Getting to the base, however, is only the beginning of their nightmare. Once there, their old boss, 'Colonel Holloway' informs them the only place that can synthesize the cure is 'Range 15', an isolated facility some 300 miles away,...

Today will be a day filled with tricks and treats, and right now we have a treat and a half for you guys! You can watch Ross Patterson’s Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves Free in its entirety here for One Day… Continue Reading →

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Each year we like to do something special for you guys on Halloween. This year we’re happy to present to you Ross Patterson’s Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves Free in its entirety for One Night Only! The film will be available… Continue Reading →

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Before Cards Against Humanity, we played Apples to Apples, and if you wanted to make that game any fun at all for someone over 10, you had to have an inside joke wild card. And of course the only good wild card that could win every time no matter what was Helen Keller. Her name has become more synonymous with a meme than with her actual life. And Pro Tip: Helen Keller and Anne Frank are two different people.

But Helen Keller remains so awesome, that this latest movie that you should absolutely give all your money to is so epic that the crazy wild Wtf name Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves cannot even do it justice.

Currently Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves has 16 days left in a $1 million Indiegogo campaign to complete post-production on the film. Directed by Ross Patterson, who wrote the tongue-in-cheek Western novel At Night She Cries While He Rides His Steed,...

Tasteless shlock? Weirdly empowering shlock? Both? Ross Patterson, the writer of Fdr: American Badass is back with his feature directorial debut, Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves. Currently crowdfunding for post-production funds, Patterson dropped the film’s first trailer, which boasts all of the blind jokes, plunger-up-the-ass jokes, Jerry from Parks and Recreation, blood soaks and Helen Keller…

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She's deaf and blind and mad as hell. Someone's handed Helen Keller a pair of knives and she's clearly itching to use them in the first teaser for Helen Keller vs Nightwolves.Helen Keller vs Nightwolves tells the shocking story of how a group Nightwolves terrorized a tiny village taking people's hearing and eye sight... and the one woman who fought back.Fdr: American Badass writer Ross Patterson continues to revise history into a far bloodier form in this latest effort starring Jessie Wiseman, Lin Shaye and Barry Bostwick. What's coming for you? Take a look at the teaser below!...

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Two-time Tony Nominee Christine Andreas, Tony Nominee Emily Skinner, Drama Desk Nominees Kerry O'Malley and Jeffry Denman, and two-time Nightlife Award Winner Scott Coulter will star in The Broadway Musicals of 1961 at Town Hall on Monday, March 11th at 8 Pm. The critically-acclaimed new Broadway by the Year Chorus will join them in performing songs from Carnival, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Subways Are For Sleeping, Sail Away, Milk and Honey, and more The concert will be directed and choreographed by Jeffry Denman the Broadway by the Year Chorus is under the direction of Scott Coulter musical direction will be by Ross Patterson. The show, as always, will be written and hosted by series creator Scott Siegel.

Now here's a deathmatch for ya! In this cool little mash-up video Barry Bostwick and Bill Murray battle it out in two competing Fdr movies this fall - Fdr: American Badass vs. Hyde on Hudson. Bostick For The Win!

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The shocking secret history of our 32nd American President is finally revealed in what critics are calling “nothing short of hilarious” (Todd Rigney, Beyond Hollywood), the triple-threat action/horror/comedy Fdr: American Badass, available on DVD September 25th from Screen Media. A sensation at this year’s Comic-Con, the film stars Barry Bostwick, of TV’s “Spin City,” “Cougar Town” and The Rocky Horror Picture Show fame, as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who, after being left crippled by a werewolf bite, decides to run for President in order to stop a global werewolf curse controlled by Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito.

Joining Bostwick in the ass-kicking fun is a...

Grease up your wheels, and pack your silver bullets! The official home video release details for the werewolf-killing Fdr: American Badass have made their way into our inbox, and in the spirit of sharing we have them for you right here!

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The shocking secret history of our 32nd American President is finally revealed in what critics are calling “nothing short of hilarious” (Todd Rigney, Beyond Hollywood), the triple-threat action/horror/comedy Fdr: American Badass, available on DVD September 25th from Screen Media. A sensation at this year’s Comic-Con, the film stars Barry Bostwick, of TV’s “Spin City,” “Cougar Town” and The Rocky Horror Picture Show fame, as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who, after being left crippled by a werewolf bite, decides to run for President in order to stop a global werewolf curse controlled by Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito.

Joining Bostwick in the ass-kicking fun...

Fdr: American Badass - that other film about a former President with a secret past - is making its way to DVD on September 25th from Screen Media.

Barry Bostwick as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who, after being left crippled by a werewolf bite, decides to run for President in order to stop a global werewolf curse controlled by Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito.  

Joining Bostwick  Lin Shaye (Insidious) as Eleanor Roosevelt, Kevin Sorbo (Hercules) as Abraham Lincoln, and Ray Wise (Twin Peaks) as Douglas MacArthur.  

Fdr: American Badass was written and produced by Ross Patterson (Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury), who also co-stars.

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Is Fdr: American Badass an insipid vacuum of filth, or is it high art of the most outlandish kind? Audiences will be divided, based on their tolerance for raunch, indignity and alternate history.

Like the film, Poolboy: Drowning out the Fury, Fdr is the creation of writer Ross Patterson and director Garrett Brawith, who both revel in working outside mainstream Hollywood, with its rigid concepts of what you "can" and "can't" do in a film. Fdr is part of a movement of independent features that break those "rules."

“They'll tell you over and over what you can and can't do,” says Brawith, “so I've stopped listening.”

“It's just a load of industry bullshit,” insists Patterson. "In Ted, they had a hooker shit on the floor, but Seth MacFarlane is massively successful so he can get away with it. If my name was as huge as his, I would be allowed...

Written by Ross Patterson

Directed by Garrett Brawith

Featuring Barry Bostwick, Ray Wise, Ross Patterson, Lin Shaye, Bruce McGill, Richard Riehle, Kevin Sorbo

The third collaboration between Ross Patterson and Garret Brawith is, if it is humanly possible, even better than their previous genius Pool Boy: Drowning out the Fury.

This is the kind of film that, like The Fp, and everything ever made by Chris Seaver, or Damon Packard, or the fine people at Everything is Terrible!, is its own brand of modern absurdist humor. And it is my favorite kind of story.

I usually get a mildly similar sense of joy out of only the most inane of The Asylum’s releases, but this is a feature-length full-blast of incredibly tasteless, and therefore heroically funny, humor. It also manages to have a cohesive storyline, developed characters, and in the end Franklin Delano Roosevelt still manages to maintain his...

Pitting historical figures against the dark and sinister creatures of the night is really nothing new. “Phantasm” director Don Coscarelli spearheaded the genre with his 2002 horror/comedy “Bubba Hotep”, a motion picture which finds Elvis (Bruce Campbell) and John F. Kennedy (Ossie Davis) battling an ancient, soul-sucking mummy inside the gloomy confines of an old folks home. Now, it would seem, everyone and their opportunistic mother-in-law is looking to get in on the act. Even “Wanted” mastermind Timur Bekmambetov has his own like-minded endeavor in the form of “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, a film which comes complete with its own mockbuster from direct-to-video geniuses The Asylum. Shock of the year: I kind of dig these flicks, so until the bubble bursts, I’ll just relax and ride the wave. If the idea of a watching tall, lanky Abraham Lincoln lookalike battle legions of colonial bloodsuckers doesn’t sound like very much fun,...

In what seems to be a new cinematic trend of recasting former American presidents as twisted action heroes (we're looking at you, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), the upcoming film "Fdr: American Badass!" imagines our nation's 32nd chief executive as a werewolf-battling brawler with a super-charged, bullet-spitting wheelchair. The film, directed by Garrett Brawith and written by Ross Patterson, stars Barry Bostwick as Fdr and, while it might not be the most historically accurate portrayal of Fdr ever presented, it is one of the more amusing portrayals. At the very least, it's...

We've just received the artwork for the werewolf hunting flick Fdr: American Badass, and in the spirit of sharing we have it for you right here and then some. Read on for all the latest on this unlikely new property!

From the Press Release

A new film by Ross Patterson, Fdr: American Badass, starring Barry Bostwick and Kevin Sorbo, will be available on DVD and VOD this September 25, 2012, from Screen Media. Fdr: American Badass is a slapstick comedy that has the 32nd President of the United States riding a "wheelchair of death" to stop the world from werewolves who carry the polio virus, including werewolf versions of Hitler, Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito.

The film will be screened to the public for the first time at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 13, followed by a Q&A with Ross Patterson, Barry Bostwick, and Kevin Sorbo.

Directed by Garrett Brawith and written by Ross Patterson,...

DVD & Video-On-Demand Release Date: Sept. 25, 2012

Price: DVD $Tba

Studio: Screen Media

While Abraham Lincoln battles vampires, a different president takes on another kind of supernatural creature in the independent spoof movie Fdr: American Badass. (Love that name!)

The comedy film stars Barry Bostwick (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) as wheelchair-bound President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who must save the world from werewolves that carry the polio virus. Along the way, Fdr must battle werewolf versions of Hitler, Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito, among others.

Lin Shaye (There’s Something About Mary) plays Eleanor Roosevelt, Kevin Sorbo (Soul Surfer) is Abraham Lincoln and Ray Wise (X-Men: First Class) is General Douglas MacArthur. The movie’s cast also includes busy character actor Bruce McGill (TV’s Rizzoli & Isles), William Mapother (Another Earth) and Paul Ben-Victor (TV’s In Plain Sight).

The first public screening of Fdr: American Badass is at the 2012 Comic-Con on July...

Our Indie Spotlight feature returns with UFO’s, a zombie webseries pilot, and an exclusive interview with Woe to the Living co-designer Joshua Butterfield. We also have an exclusive first look at the cover art for Shakespeare v. Lovecraft:

Devolution: Reckoning- This short film is a unique 10 minute piece about UFOs attacking Earth, told through timelapses and other experimental means.

“Fed up with the failures of mankind, a cruel race of UFOs set out to destroy Earth and all that inhabit it. Can civilization survive the incredible onslaught of the attackers? Baraka meets War Of The Worlds in this unique sci-fi short, told through an unconventional arrangement of dramatic timelapses, public domain radio plays, and some experimental flair from horror filmmaker Gavin Heffernan.”

Watch the short film for free at: https://vimeo.com/12120049

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Filmmaking duo Ross Patterson and Garrett Brawith’s upcoming action/comedy “Fdr: American Badass” was recently acquired by the wise and honorable folks over at the Screen Media Films, which means the entire nation will have the opportunity to experience the flick later this year. However, those of you who are heading to the San Diego Comic-Con International this July will have an opportunity to screen the movie, so consider yourselves incredibly lucky. Even cooler is the fact that “Poolboy: Drowning out the Fury” will make an appearance at the convention, as well. Kevin Sorbo fans are going to seriously freak out. The plot for the aforementioned actioner is as follows: In this throwback to the original 1966 Batman movie, Fdr rides a “wheelchair of death” to stop the world from werewolves who carry the polio virus, including werewolf versions of Hitler, Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito. “We are very happy to...

We've just received word that Fdr: American Badass. which is in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, has been picked up by Screen Media Films and will have its first screening at the San Diego Comic-Con. Read on for details.

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A new film by Ross Patterson, “Fdr: American Badass,” has been acquired by Screen Media Films. Screen president Suzanne Blech announced that the film, starring Barry Bostwick, Kevin Sorbo, and William Mapother, will be available in the marketplace and on VOD in September 2012.

“We are very happy to have to opportunity to work with the Street Justice Films team of Tristan Drew, J.P. McMahon, and Ross Patterson again,” said Blech of the acquisition. “This talented filmmaking team has again delivered a timely and over-the-top horror/comedy in Fdr: American Badass, and we expect to have great success together.”

“Thanks to Screen Media, history classes all...

A new film by Ross Patterson, Fdr: American Badass, has been acquired by Screen Media Films. Screen president Suzanne Blech announced that the film, starring Barry Bostwick and Kevin Sorbo, and William Mapother, will be available in the marketplace and on VOD in September 2012.

Fdr: American Badass is a slapstick comedy that has the 32nd President of the United States riding a ‘wheelchair of death’ to stop the world from werewolves who carry the polio virus, including werewolf versions of Hitler, Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito. The film, directed by Garrett Brawith and written by Ross Patterson, stars Barry Bostwick, Lin Shaye, Kevin Sorbo, William Mapother, and Paul-Ben Victor.

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When Saint James St. James tells you that something is going to change your life, you’d better believe him. Below you’ll find the trailer for writer Ross Patterson and director Garrett Brawith’s upcoming action farce “Fdr: American Badass!”, a motion picture crafted specifically for those individuals who always dreamed of watching Franklin Delano Roosevelt fight Nazi werewolves. Hey, if Abraham Lincoln can fight werewolves and zombies, Fdr should be able to fight lycans from his wheelchair. Personally, I’d love to see George Washington battle ravenous, blood-thirsty chupacabras during the brutal winter of 1777. We all have dreams. Before we get to the trailer, let’s insert this synopsis into our brains: In this throwback to the original 1966 Batman movie, Fdr rides a “wheelchair of death” to stop the world from werewolves who carry the polio virus, including werewolf versions of Hitler, Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito. How’s...

Who is Ross Patterson, you ask? That’s what I wanted to know. So when I was given the opportunity to pick apart the genius of writer Ross Patterson — also known in certain circles as Saint James St. James — I felt it was my duty to the world to explore the inner workings of his mind. And if you haven’t seen “Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury”, then you should stop what you’re doing and immediately atone for your sins. I know for a fact that it’s available on Netflix streaming here in the States. If you have a subscription, it would seem you have no reason to pass this one by. Plus: Kevin Sorbo and Mark Curry. That’s too fly. I’ve gotta know: What came first, Saint James St. James or Poolboy? That’s a lot like asking if David Hasselhoff or Dolph Lundgren came first.

This trailer has been out there for a couple of months but this was the first time I heard about it so it isn’t as widespread as you might think. If you have already seen it, watch it again. If you haven’t, get ready to watch it for the first time and then, probably, another couple of times just to figure out what the fuck is happening.

I tried searching for more information about this film and wasn’t able to find a solid date on when it’s coming out on DVD or to theaters, or any information at all. FearNET posted an exclusive interview with the writer Ross Patterson and a stationary website, but other than that, all you will find with a Google search is the posting of this trailer.

Sure, the film looks cheap but the content in it is just hilarious. Barry Bostwick...

The idea of a zany mockumentary about competitive wiffleball seems rife for the comedy stylings of star-director combo Will Ferrell and Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talledega Nights). However, in this case, the subject was tackled not the by FunnyorDie.com founders but by one member of their stable of video short stars, Ross Patterson. He both wrote and stars in Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story, and while it does contain many marks of that Ferrell-McKay borderline offensive and always bizarre humor, it also showcases a rusty hand that needs practice and perfection.

Screwball is in many ways a perfect B-movie comedy. It strikes the perfect balance between those Ferrell-McKay blockbusters (face it, that’s what those films have become) and an informal improvised shoot between a group of friends who really don’t know much about filmmaking but know how to be funny.

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I recently caught up with writer Ross Patterson, the man responsible for the inspired profanity spewing from the mouth of Barry Bostwick in the title role of the upcoming Fdr: American Badass. ("Shit goblins!" is now in heavy rotation in my household.) So naturally I was curious as to some of the movie badasses that have inspired Patterson's work. After the jump, check out his top 5 picks. Ross Patterson told me that aside from Fdr himself, his top 5 movies badasses are:  "1.) Patrick Swayze - Road House 2.) Sly Stallone - Rocky 4 3.) Val Kilmer - Tombstone 4.) Will Forte - MacGruber and 5.) Tommy Wiseau - The Room."...

We recently drew your attention to a little film with a big name -- Fdr: American Badass. A low-budget ringer in the historical horror mash-up craze (which has spawned the likes of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Fdr looks to mine all the lunacy that glossier Hollywood productions tend to ignore, starring Barry Bostwick as our 32nd President, leading a cast packed with genre stars. I just caught up with the film's writer, Ross Patterson, and asked him what it takes to balance the three H's: humor, horror, and history. Check out what Patterson had to say after the jump. At the risk of asking the obvious, how did Fdr: American Badass begin? It began in the 16th century, when a woman from the West Indies...

Don’t watch this trailer around your kids. Or your boss. (Unless they’re awesome.)

And don’t watch this if you believe the man who steered our nation out of the Great Depression, helped lead the Allies to victory over fascism in World War II, and strengthened America’s social safety net through Social Security deserves to be treated with only total, unwavering respect.

But if you like your history served with a hefty helping of crack, then by all means — enjoy this profanity and blood soaked trailer for Fdr: American Badass, starring Barry Bostwick as the man with...

This one has cult classic written all over it: capitalizing on the popularity of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a new entry in the history/horror mash-up genre now exists, and it's a doozy. Ponder this synopsis of Fdr: American Badass!: "The story of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States, a foul-mouthed, hardcore badass in a customized wheelchair of death, single-handedly battling Mussolini, Hirohito, and Hitler in their diabolical plan for global domination using polio-infected werewolves as weapons." Sounds a lot more exciting than signing the Social Security Act into law. Fdr, as played by Barry Bostwick (this ain't no Spin City), is indeed a very profane Potus in this counterfactual tale (as you can hear in the trailer). And that souped-up wheelchair does look pretty badass. Written by Ross Patterson, and directed by Garrett Brawith (the team that brought you the [...]...

Believe it or not, it's been over a year since last there was anything to report regarding the latest historical horror mash-up, but lo and behold a trailer has come our way for Fdr: American Badass. Check it out!

Actor Garrett Brawith will make his directorial debut helming this rewriting of history from comedy writer Ross Patterson that sees Franklin Delano Roosevelt slaying werewolves, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito with his weaponized custom wheelchair. Barry Bostwick, Lin Shaye and Bruce McGill star.

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Above we've discovered the trailer for Garrett Brawith's directorial debut Fdr: American Badass, which stars Barry Bostwick, Lin Shaye and Bruce McGill. The pic "follows Franklin D. Roosevelt (Bostwick) as a badass werewolf hunter tracking down the like of Adolf Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito in his customized wheelchair of death. This isn't the Fdr you know, this guy's got lip, and will punch you in yours." Penned by lowbrow comedy writer Ross Patterson, shooting took place last December in Los Angeles. This feels like an attempt to cash in on the recent popularity of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

It's not a real 'lost' movie from 1990, that's just a neat gimmick to sell this flick. But it Is everything else of which I've ever dreamed.

Firt, Kevin Sorbo is in it. I Adore him. And you do too. Second, it is set in Van Nuys, California (think: the shitty part of Los Angeles) my humble home. And it's about Mexicans. If you make anything that is set in Van Nuys, it better have lots of fucking Mexicans in it because - gees. We have a lot of them here. They have great supermercados at which I can by plastic spoons con tamarind. Soy gringa, pero quiero tamarind.

Co-starring Danny Trejo, Jason Mewes, and Robert La Sardo, Poolboy: Drowning out the Fury was directed by Garrett Brawith and written by Ross Patterson (whoever they are). It doesn't matter who they are; they're geniuses. Their film isn't out yet, but I...

Here is a horror story; Kevin Sorbo is starring in a low brow comedy feature with Danny Trejo called Poolboy, or Poolboy: Drowning out the Fury. Camelot Entertainment Group has just released the trailer on this feature and in the clip lots of B move actors taking part. Also showing are Jason Mewes, Mark Curry and Robert Lasardo. Step into some craziness as Sorbo plays a man suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, from his work cleaning pools.

The synopsis for the film is here:

"In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam Veteran Sal Bando (Sorbo), tortured by his past as a poolboy, returns home to Van Nuys, California, and a country he doesn't recognize, in which it seems only Mexicans run pool-cleaning companies. Bando sets off on a brutal mission to reclaim his "rightful" vocation and enact revenge on the man...

Following on the heels of popular "historical reimaginings" like Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter comes a new one that, if nothing else, has a great title.  Fdr: American Badass.  So what is the 32nd president hunting?  Find out after the jump. Fdr will be hunting werewolves which apparently includes the likes of Hitler and Mussolini. Apparently he rolls in a "wheelchair of death."  We like that.  Script comes from writer and actor Ross Patterson (Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story).  Directing reins will be handled by actor Garrett Brawith (Diary of a Serial Killer) in his directorial debut.  Filming is set to begin in Los Angeles next month. Frankly, I wouldn't...

No doubt looking to capitalize on the burgeoning trend of melding classic literature and historical figures with horror (i.e., Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), now America's 32nd President will be getting in on the monster fighting action in Fdr: American Badass.

Actor Garrett Brawith will make his directorial debut helming this rewriting of history from comedy writer Ross Patterson that sees Franklin Delano Roosevelt slaying werewolves, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito with his weaponized custom wheelchair. Shooting of Fdr: American Badass begins in December.

Makes you wonder where this trend will go next. Teddy Roosevelt hunting Sasquatch? Ben Franklin reimagined as Dr. Frankenstein? Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn rafting the Mississippi River fighting a Great White Shark? Billy the Kid vs. Dracula?

Oh, right, they've already done that last one.

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Bloody Disgusting learned that actor Garrett Brawith will be making his directorial debut with Fdr: American Badass which follows Franklin D. Roosevelt as a badass werewolf hunter tracking down the like of Adolf Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito in his customized wheelchair of death. This isn't the Fdr you know, this guy's got lip, and will punch you in yours. Penned by lowbrow comedy writer Ross Patterson, shooting is scheduled to begin this December in Los Angeles. This feels like an attempt to cash in on the recent popularity of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Color me skeptical.

It was announced today that Marc Kudisch (9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Assassins, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Emily Skinner (Jekyll & Hyde, The Full Monty), Daniel Reichard (Jersey Boys), William Michals (Beauty & the Beast, South Pacific), Manu Narayan (Bombay Dreams), Lisa Howard (9 to 5, South Pacific, Spelling Bee), Sarah Jane McMahon, and Bill Daugherty will be among the more than fifteen Broadway stars that will be performing this year in the 6th Annual Broadway Unplugged Concert at The Town Hall on Monday, November 16th at 8 Pm. The concert's musical director, for the sixth consecutive year, will be Ross Patterson. Taking the helm as director will be Scott Coulter.

John Strasberg, founder and Artistic Director of the Accidental Repertory Theater, has announced that the company will present as its first public production, the international classic "Brecht On Brecht," adapted and translated by George Tabori, and directed by Mr. Strasberg. Ross Patterson will serve as Musical Director for the production. Performances of "Brecht On Brecht" will begin on Thursday, October 29, and the official opening night will be Sunday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. Accidental Repertory Theater is located at 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 403 (between 37th and 38th Streets). The run will continue for four weeks through Saturday, November 21.

John Strasberg, founder and Artistic Director of the Accidental Repertory Theater, has announced that the company will present as its first public production, the international classic "Brecht On Brecht," adapted and translated by George Tabori, and directed by Mr. Strasberg. Ross Patterson will serve as Musical Director for the production. Performances of "Brecht On Brecht" will begin on Thursday, October 29, and the official opening night will be Sunday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. Accidental Repertory Theater is located at 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 403 (between 37th and 38th Streets). The run will continue for four weeks through Saturday, November 21.

Manager Alex Cole, formerly of the Firm and Nine Yards Entertainment, has launched Elevate Entertainment, a full-service management company that includes talent, literary and reality departments as well as a development and production arm.

In representation, the company is 80-20 split between acting and writing/directing clients. Its talent roster, shepherded by founder-president Cole, includes Vinnie Jones, "Tron" co-star Serinda Swan, Jimmy Jean Louis ("Heroes"), Hannah Taylor Gordon, Karim Seleh, Myanna Buring and Justin Louis.

Partner Jenny Wood, who worked at Icm and Blumhouse Prods., handles the lit clients. Producer Peter Cohen (CBS' "I Get That a Lot") is head of reality, and Seth Howard, formerly vp production and development at Tribune Entertainment, is overseeing the development/ production arm.

With financial backing from U.K. firms, Elevate has a development slate of 10 TV series and longform projects. It has inked an overall deal with comic book veteran Howard Chaykin ("American Flagg!

'Billy Elliot,' Original London Cast, Decca BroadwayAfter a three-year wait, the London hit has reached New York and looks to repeat its effervescent success on Broadway. There will be no local cast recording, as the West End version is considered completely representative. Haydn Gwynne, imported for the New York production, is heard here, but the Billy — one of the initial three — is Liam Mower. The group number "Solidarity" is solid; so is "Expressing Yourself." The common wisdom has it that composer Elton John (Lee Hall is the lyricist) writes better when rocking, but he upends that canard on a bonus CD by turning "Electricity" into a superlative show tune.'The Gig,' Original York Theatre Company Cast, Jay RecordsThe musical comedy gods finally smile on Douglas J. Cohen's adaptation of Frank D. Gilroy's film tribute to male bonding and middle-age crises. This long-overdue recording is another step in establishing the tuner,...