THE DEAD CIRCUS: A FILM BY ADAM DAVENPORT

APRIL 4, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:57:50 +0000

Going to see Hop at the Arclight. Congrats to Jimmy on the #1 movie at the box office this week. $38 million is quite an Easter egg.

APRIL 1, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:55:27 +0000

Last island prison in U.S. closes

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN

April 1, 2011 1:50 p.m. EDT

After 135 years, Friday will be closing time at McNeil Island– and the water off its shores will no longer be needed to deter escaping prisoners…

Charles Manson served just under five years at McNeil in the 1960s. Not long after he left McNeil, he gained infamy for leading the “Manson Family” whose random, brutal killings terrorized California in the late ’60s.

But at McNeil, Manson was merely a small-time car thief.

Prison records show Manson left little impression at McNeil other than performing with the prison band and painting a large crimson red pentagram on the floor of his cell.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/01/last.prison.island.closes/index.html?hpt=C1

APRIL 1, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:36:50 +0000

I love Malin Akerman.

MARCH 31, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:27:50 +0000

Random person in Coffee Bean with a collie: “Are you a model?”
Me: “No.”
Random person in Coffee Bean with a collie: “You could be if you wanted.”
Me: “No, thanks. I’m a director.”

MARCH 31, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:34:33 +0000

We all have to start our careers somewhere, right? Here is Melissa in an EPIC catfight in ALL MY CHILDREN in 1984. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy.

MARCH 30, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:23:18 +0000

With the movie hitting the press yesterday, have been on the phone and email all day… This is supposed to be fruitful to directing your first movie? Just kidding, I’m thrilled really. :-)

MARCH 30, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:47:13 +0000

THE DEAD CIRCUS ANNOUNCED IN DEADLINE

http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/dead-circus-in-tune-with-talent-for-pic-on-death-of-60s-singer-bobby-fuller/

Producer John Palermo’s Palermo Pictures banner is eyeing a summer start for The Dead Circus, a drama that builds a fictitious storyline into the actual mysterious death of I Fought The Law singer Bobby Fuller. James Marsden, Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Shannon [UPDATE: Shannon's reps said scheduling has knocked him out of the role], Dexter star Michael C. Hall and Oscar winner Melissa Leo are attached. The script is by Adam Davenport and John Kaye, based on Kaye’s novel. Davenport will make his directing debut on the film.

Fuller’s song became a hit in 1966, but a week after, the 23-year-old singer was found dead. It was ruled a suicide even though his body was battered, with gasoline poured down his throat. In the drama, a grieving screenwriter (still to be cast) plunges into a crusade to solve the mystery of Fuller’s death. Leo will play a Manson Family matriarch who comes out of hiding five years after the murder to reveal to the writer that the answer to his questions might be found in 16 mm snuff films buried in Death Valley. Marsden, who stars this weekend in Hop, will play Charles Manson. Hall will play a corrupt, wheelchair-bound manager of the dead musician. Palermo, who split with longtime Seed Productions partner Hugh Jackman, is solidifying the financing and distribution to start production in L.A.

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:37:55 +0000

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

deadcircusthemovie — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:37:31 +0000

Unedited footage from NBC-TV on August 9, 1969…

WED., JANUARY 19, 2011 — TRIUMPH AT THE GLOBES!

deadcircusthemovie — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:20:33 +0000

Melissa Leo wins her first Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in THE FIGHTER.

The Dead Circus to star Melissa Leo, Michael Shannon and Michael C. Hall. Stay tuned.