Spring is officially in full bloom, well, at least here in sunny Southern California! Even the tulips are blooming in the colder states like Michigan. My career is also starting to bloom, or so I hope! In the time since my last post, my episode of Those Who Kill finally aired on A&E, although the series was pulled after the first two episodes. It will now return on Lifetime instead. My featured role as a Model in Limo on abc’s Mixology also aired recently. Here are some screen caps of my appearances:
Cindy Chu on ‘Those Who Kill’
Cindy Chu on ‘Mixology’
I also booked my first commercial job in LA, appearing as a rock climber in a print ad. Here I am with my fellow models.
Rock Climbing print ad at Stronghold Gym in downtown LA
This week I started a 4-week audition technique intensive class at the ever popular Margie Haber Studio. I’m studying under Courtney Burr and our first session went great! Can’t wait to go back tonight and learn more.
I’ve been attending workshops and manager meetings, and I hope to sign with either a manager or theatrical agent in the next few months. Hollywood is a tough egg to crack. Self-esteem and confidence are always good things to work on in this industry, especially, and I am feeling more of both after working on a photo shoot recently…
My photographer friend Mioara Dragan (who works between Detroit and LA) was in town for LA Fashion Week last month, and we found this contest for Free People, where they would select a photographer, stylist, and model to come to NY for a photo shoot, and we wanted to do something for it. We decided in some of her spare time we would style some shots and I would play the model. I was stunned with the results! She captured me in the way I imagine myself at my best, not knowing I could ever appear that way in real life. Here are the images, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Maybe I’ll stop scoffing now when people ask me if I model. 😉 Oh, and if you’re in need of some head shots, or a wedding photographer, or whatever your needs are, she is incredibly talented and I highly recommend her.
Alright, those are my big updates for now! My Macbook is about to die so until next time.
My commercial agent Stephany at Avalon Artists Group wanted me to get some new headshots, and I figured it was about time what with all the hard work I’d been putting in at my local Bar Method studio. 😀 I’m super happy with the photos, and they were from this amazing multi-talented dude named Jeff E! He’s not only a talented and very easy to work with photographer, but also an actor himself! If you’re looking for some new photos, too, I’d recommend giving him a call.
(This one’s one of my favorites, I feel like a model!)
Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Lunar New Year, and Happy February to you all! You know my birthday’s coming up. I won’t say how old I’ll be, because I’m just so young at heart. ^_^
FILM UPDATES
So I just got back from Sundance recently, and I had the greatest time. I met some incredible people and got to see the films I needed to see. The sad part was that after all the marvelous luck we had getting in to Salvation Boulevard, I never got to see my scene, because it was a victim of the cutting room. Fortunately, I ran into George Ratliff after the Q&A, and he was so extremely kind about it, and said that it would be on the DVD extras. Yay, something to look forward to! He’s a great director, and the film itself was very hilarious. After having seen his last Sundance baby, Joshua, I had no idea what to expect.
I also saw Cedar Rapids, directed by Miguel Arteta, and starring Ed Helms, and boy oh boy was it a riot. I really liked the relationships they showed in the film, they were very real, and the cast chemistry was great. It was nice seeing Ed Helms in a new role, too, as a small-town Iowan who has never been to the big city.
The most controversial film at Sundance (no, not Red State) was The Woman. I had the extremely fortunate experience of getting to see it twice. I had to support my friend, Lauren Petre, of course. She played Miss Hindle, a smaller role in the film, but she was great! And she looked great on film. The Woman was definitely great horror. I had nightmares after the first viewing and spent the entire night tossing and turning, thinking evil little boy actors would sneak into the house where I was staying and knife me! Lucky McKee knows how to elicit some raw emotional responses, and on the night of their first screening, a girl fainted, and he being the great and wonderful man that he is, tried to get the theater to halt the screening, but they didn’t. Then, an irate viewer got up and started spewing all sorts of horrible things ignorant thoughts about the film. He obviously didn’t see the bigger picture, the ENTIRE POINT OF THE FILM…Some people. Anyway, if you get the chance to see it, I highly recommend it. Lucky said, “It’s designed to be viewed multiple times.” So I’d say get it on dvd, and watch it a couple times, within the week. It’s one of those films that keeps you thinking and processing, and I hope you’re able to see beyond the gore and evil to see what Lucky is trying to show the audience. Sometimes evil hides in plain sight. Pollyanna McIntosh was stellar, actually the entire cast was. Angela Bettis, Sean Bridgers, and oh the children, (I’ve got to say that again) oh the CHILDREN! It should also be noted that the soundtrack is amazing, and I need it! Sound design was also superb, and really added to the feel of the film.
Q&A at The Woman screening at Sundance
Cindy Chu in front of The Egyptian for Sundance 11, in her Snow Leopard Spirithood
Lauren Petre and Cindy Chu at Salvation Boulevard screening, Sundance 11
The Woman, what I told Lucky...
PRESS
While I was at Sundance, Robert del Valle of Real Detroit Weekly contacted me about their biweekly local stars’Michigan Motion Picture column. My friend (she’s so pretty!!!) Treasure Groh, also staff at RDW, had asked awhile ago if I’d like to be interviewed for it. Of course, I said yes. I’ve also got tons of people that I think they should interview in the future, too! The link to the article is here.
OTHER STUFF
When I returned from Sundance, I was on this inspirational kick! I had a drive to make some videos pure awesome Youtubeness!
So for your viewing pleasure:
A sneak peek of my Sundance adventures. This wonderful woman who hosted us took us to this delicious sushi place called Yamato’s a few times. Her “roundeyes” son works there as a sushi chef, and I gotta tell ya, he’s good! So the fish in the aquarium clip was from there. Those fish weren’t for eating, LOL.
And then we got hit by Snowpocalypse 2011 in the Midwest (although it really wasn’t that bad in Ann Arbor) so I had to make a cutesie little video for that, and used a song from Scott Pilgrim by Anamanaguchi “Another Winter” for the backing track
Aaaaaand I was in the mood to play my ukulele after being away from it for a week, and uploaded TWO songs in one night! Then a third the next night! Talk about feeling inspired. So the first one I’d been working on learning the strum pattern for awhile, and I was sick when I made these so I didn’t sing them as well as I would have liked. The second one was the song that was in the trailers for Blue Valentine, the one Ryan Gosling’s character plays for Michelle Williams’ character while she tap dances. The third one is a cover of a song by Soko (from Paris!) called “I Will Never Love You More” and it’s very funny.
Last Friday night, Fitz and the Tantrums played at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, and it was a sold out show (it was free, but filled up immediately upon doors opening). Luckily, I had met the female vocalist, the very beautiful and talented Noelle Scaggs, back in LA a few years ago, so my friends and I were able to sneak in the back with her. I shot a decent live video of their final encore song, their hit single, “Moneygrabber”. (<—Did I get that punctuation right???)
And one last one, because I miss warm weather and am feeling nostalgic for warm sunny days. I switched the audio on my skydiving video, and now it looks and sounds cool.
Alright, my lovely readers, that was my huge February update. Remember to smile, spring is just around the corner. Appreciate the little things in life. Don’t forget to laugh, especially at yourself. And always tell your family you love them. They might not always be there.
Wonderful news today! My scene co-star, Dwight Sora, from Red Dawn sent me a message today with a link to an article about the release of Red Dawn in 2011. It seemed late last year that this film could be in limbo forever, but apparently MGM has gained a $500 million dollar credit line to go towards making the next James Bond film and also continue with The Hobbit project. This also means that they now have the money to market and release Red Dawn! This was my first acting role in a major feature film, and its release in 2011 means that I will have at least 2 major theatrical releases this year, Red Dawn AND Salvation Boulevard. Let’s up the ante for 2011, eh? I’d like it to grow harmonically this year. 😀 Click the photo to link to the article! (I had a very small role in the film and was not part of the central cast, just FYI.)
Red Dawn remake cast photo
I also had my first audition of the new year today. My fingers are crossed for some more good news this month!
I always like to share any useful acting tidbits, and here’s a useful one if you’re a paid-up-to-date SAG member in SE Michigan. You can go view any SAG-nominated films that are currently screening at the Phoenix or Emagine Theaters for FREE if you show your current SAG card. It’s the gold one.
Here’s the list from my SAG email:
Thanks to the generosity of two of our local theatres, Phoenix Theatres and Emagine Entertainment, Screen Actors Guild members in Michigan can attend showings of SAGAward nominated films free of charge. A great member perk, this is a valuable opportunity for you, the member, to view the nominees before you cast your vote!
Here are the rules:
You must present your SAG card (paid-thru April 30, 2011) and photo ID.
The free ticket is for SAG members only, not accompanying friends or family.
This offer is valid between December 27–January 25, 2011 for Phoenix Theatres and January 3–25, 2011 for Emagine Theatres.
This offer is valid Monday thru Thursdays only; not valid on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
This offer is valid for the following films with nominations:
“127 Hours”
“Black Swan”
“Conviction”
“The Fighter”
“Get Low”
”Green Zone”
“Inception”
“The Kids are All Right”
“The King’s Speech”
“Rabbit Hole”
“Robin Hood”
“The Social Network”
“The Town”
“True Grit”
“Winter’s Bone”
Here are the participating locations:
Phoenix Theatre: The Mall of Monroe in Monroe
Phoenix Theatre: Laurel Park Place in Livonia
Emagine Theatre: Novi
Emagine Theatre: Canton
Emagine Theatre: Woodhaven
Cinema Hollywood: Birch Run
We thank both Emagine Entertainment and Phoenix Theatres for their continued support of Screen Actors Guild members.
Have fun, vote and return your ballot to arrive by January 28!
Don’t forget to watch the 17th Annual SAG Awards live on TBS and TNT at 8 p.m., Sunday, January 30, 2011.
And one last little tidbit for any fellow outrageous hat lovers! I became the recent proud parent to a beautiful SpiritHood!
Image from the SpiritHoods.com site
Click on the image to get to their site and order your own, and join the tribe! They have different animals, and some of them are Product Blue, which means they donate a portion to a conservancy group that helps that particular animal species. I ordered the Snow Leopard, which is among the Product Blue offerings. =^_^=
Meow--Cindy Chu
Paws--Cindy Chu
That’s it for now. Hope to have more good news very soon!
While this site is mostly used for posting about my acting career, I figured I can also tie in some notes about my film friends’ achievements/updates.
If you’ve seen my film Qing Lou Nu, then you’d know the name Bryan D. Hopkins. Earlier this year he drove down to Louisiana to shoot a ton of coverage on the Gulf oil spill for a documentary he’s putting together. Here’s a peep at the trailer he just released for Dirty Energy:
A new buddy of mine that I met on the set of a GM commercial I was recently working on shared a short film he did with me, that I also feel needs to be passed on to more potential fans. It’s hilarious, and it’s about Death. Good work, Clark Birchmeier!
This short film is called “no harvest: the intern”. It is a dark-comedy about the Grim Reaper. It was produced by Rebel Cow Productions LLC, and was directed by Clark Birchmeier.
Another personal venture I haven’t mentioned yet is that I recently joined the band Origami Cat Plan, and we just played our first gig. Having had only 2 practices with the band, I didn’t perform my best, but I think it was still pretty impressive for the amount of time we had to prepare.
Cindy Chu as Princess Koneko of Origami Cat Plan
Origami Cat Plan at the Blind Pig 12/15/2010
Origami Cat Plan Groovin at their first show with Cindy Chu
In my thirst for learning, and owning musical instruments, I even obtained a baby jimbay or djembe yesterday, at the encouragement of my best friend Ris Tena, who is a master of the hip hop and fashion worlds. I’ll be able to add it to my tambourine/vocals skills for Origami Cat Plan!
Cindy Chu with her new jimbay or djembe (various spellings)
And in other news, had a few more auditions recently, but I don’t really like saying what any of them are because like I mentioned in my previous post, the majority of the time you don’t hear anything back afterwards. So I usually do the auditions, and then forget about them and if I DO hear anything, then of course I jump for joy like I won the lottery. I will say, though, that I am extremely excited about Fox picking up a live-action adaptation of Joe Hill’s Locke & Key! My current fantasies are to play a part in a live-action version of a graphic novel, and to do some more animated voiceovers!
Cover of Joe Hill's Locke & Key
A page from Joe Hill's Locke & Key
If you’re curious about what I’ve been watching recently, wonder no more. I just caught up on Dexter, amazing amazing show, and I have to give it to Julia Stiles for shocking me with her great portrayal of Lumen in Season 5. I’ve also been re-watching Firefly, and am about halfway through. I had seen bits and pieces of it before when I was younger, but never got to view the entire series. Guess I was too busy with Buffy, The X-Files, and Charmed? Joss Whedon is a genius, and I have a soft spot for Mal.
Production Still from Tron Legacy with Olivia Wilde, Joseph Kosinski and Jeff Bridges
And if you enjoy graphic novels, one of my all-time favorite and most beloved books is now available as a graphic novel: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho.
A page from the new graphic novel version of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Hopefully I’ll have some good news to share with you all when I post again! And thanks to my awesome agent, Curt Howe of Charlie’s Talent Agency, aka CTA, who believes in me and keeps getting me auditions! One of these days…(fingers crossed)
If I don’t update before Christmas, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday with loved ones, and remember to appreciate all the goodness in your life.
Cindy Chu-Model/Jessica Y. Hernandez-MUA/Jimmy FivePhotography-Photog
Hello again!
Wow, it has been a minute. Sorry I’ve been busy, and have neglected my poor site.
The summer ended up flying by, as did fall. I started working on a couple films in late July. This Must Be the Place (TMBTP), starring Sean Penn and Frances McDormand and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, ended up taking me from July through part of October. I started as an Office PA on TMBTP, and was promoted to Production Secretary when they commenced principal photography in Michigan. I also had the opportunity to work on LOL: Laughing Out Loud as a Producer’s Assistant for a few days, assisting the awesome Stacey Sher. I got to tell Miley Cyrus about the Hannah Montana sour gummy vitamins my mom made me take that morning. Demi Moore and Thomas Jane play Miley’s parents in the film, and Douglas Booth her love interest. Ray Liotta stopped by our set one night to say hello to Demi. For a minute, it seemed like I was in Hollywood of old, seeing all these movie stars at my workplace. I always knew this was the industry for me, but it’s a bit surreal meeting some of these actors IRL. Especially in Detroit. Thank god for the film initiatives, which have allowed me to enjoy these jobs and opportunities I otherwise would not have had unless I had moved somewhere like Chicago, NYC, or LA. A move is still in the plans but for now, I’m happy for the work here.
Sean Penn as Cheyenne in This Must Be the Place
L-R: Paolo Sorrentino, Sean Penn, & Frances McDormand
L-R: Thomas Jane, Demi Moore, & Miley Cyrus, stars of LOL: Laughing Out Loud
Douglas Booth plays Miley's love interest in LOL
Ray Liotta
I’m now PAing on a gig with Radical Media and GM. After it wraps up, I’m helping a friend out in a music video, playing his ex in a relationship gone south. You may remember his name, Roborobb. He interviewed me for his artists blog awhile back.
I am so so so incredibly thankful for all the opportunities given to me this year, and I hope that 2011 will be even bigger and better, but for now, it seems like everything’s gonna be alright.
Even with how busy I’ve been, I’ve found some new interests/skills to pick up. I recently purchased a beautiful Oscar Schmidt OU7T, a gorgeous tenor ukulele of spalted mango wood.
Cindy Chu with her Oscar Schmidt OU7T Ukulele
So I’ve been finding time to play it when I’m not completely exhausted, and have made a few simple recordings of me playing a couple different songs. This is about a month in, but I thought it’d be good to force myself to record and have it documented so I can watch/hear myself and perhaps it’d help me improve more. Here are the videos for your pleasure. Not the best renditions, but I had fun doing them. I hope you like them.
I’ll Follow the Sun by John Lennon and Paul McCartney–As dedicated to my friend Anna Castelaz, who is on a grand trip abroad in Haifa, Israel.
And something a little more fitting for the holiday season… Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah
And just to throw in some extra meat into this posting since it’s been so long, here are some photos of me from a MUA photoshoot. Jessica Y. Hernandez was the MUA, and Jimmy FivePhotography the photographer.
Cindy Chu-Model/Jessica Y. Hernandez-MUA/Jimmy FivePhotography-Photog
Cindy Chu-Model/Jessica Y. Hernandez-MUA/Jimmy FivePhotography-Photog
Cindy Chu-Model/Jessica Y. Hernandez-MUA/Jimmy FivePhotography-Photog
Cindy Chu-Model/Jessica Y. Hernandez-MUA/Jimmy FivePhotography-Photog
Also, I can’t forget to plug my friends before ending this posting!
My buddy, Magestik Legend, has his new album The Great Escape out on iTunes today! I was featured in his track “On The Run” doing voiceover work as the part of the Reporter, heard in the opening of the track. Click here for the link where you can hear it free!
I had another small VO job in a wedding video for Jen & Dave, filmed and produced by Hyun Suh and Rob Frenette of Two Penny Productions. If you need a wedding videographer, these are the guys! You can check out more of their videos on their Vimeo account.
That’s all I’ve got for you now. I hope to have more good news to share with you asap, but until then, take care, and yall stay fabulous!
~cindy
PS: Got a SAG email today, and I believe I get to vote in the SAG awards this year, and also get screeners mailed to me for the voting process? Not 100% sure, but fingers crossed! That would be awesome!
I recently did an interview with Michigan Movie Magazine, held at my agent, Curt Howe’s office in Ferndale. Jordan Trovillion and I were both being featured in the local movie mag as up and coming young actresses. Also in the same issue was an article about Sucker, in which Jordan played the female lead, Evelyn, and I was makeup and hair assistant.
Still from Big Screen Entertainment's upcoming Sucker
Kimberley Kates in Sucker
Monty Bane with Jordan Trovillion in scene from Sucker
The last photo is from an article on DreadCentral.com, a nice piece they wrote on Sucker.
Anyway, back to that interview! The videos were posted awhile ago but I just came across them and wanted to share them with you!
Also, some fellow web-savvy chicks in the EU contacted me recently to ask about my experience filming with Ciaran Hinds on Salvation Boulevard! They were gracious enough to include a link to my site, and in case you’d like to check theirs out, click here! Thank you Sylvie! They do have a lovely photo of Mr. Hinds as Jim, his character in Salvation Boulevard.
As always, thank you for stopping by my blog and stay lovely!
I’m writing this post as a PSA to Michigan talent, or anyone interested in the acting industry in Michigan. Any agency that asks you for money UPFRONT is a SCAM!!!! Agents make their money off of commission, meaning they get you auditions, you book the work, you get paid, then you pay them their fee. The only legitimate agency I know that charges you to join is Real Style, an extras casting agency. Last I knew, they charged $15 as a one-time fee to put you into their database, but I know that they have done extras casting on many major films and they get you PAID work. In fact, companies like JR Galactic are the ones you should stay away from. I once did an extras gig on Trivial Pursuits (now changed to Answer This!), that I found through a message from I-Group, and was paid $50/day. The extras that were cast from JR Galactic were only given $30/day…wonder where the rest of it was going?
If you are interested in finding an agency, these are the ONLY SAG/AFTRA-franchised agencies that I know of in Michigan:
1) Charlie’s Talent Agency (CTA)–I am exclusive with this agency for film/tv work. They specialize in film/tv.
2) Productions Plus (Talent Shop is now joined with them)–PP is a huge agency and does commercial, industrial, and print work, as well as film/TV. So if you’re interested in modeling, car shows, etc., this is a great way to get in and get started.
3) I-Group–I-Group casts models for fashion, print, etc. along with film/TV, so again, probably an easier one to get started with.
A good way to be prepared to join any of these agencies is to have A) headshots for film/TV work, and B) comp cards if you’re going into modeling. Simply having a resume of extra/stand-in work isn’t really enough to get you noticed now. Try getting involved with some student films, or local indie productions, and even local theatres for some stage acting experience. I am a SAG member, but it took me a long time to get where I am. I have extensive stage acting experience, along with having participated in Grosse Pointe South’s show choir program for all 4 years of high school, not to mention being in choir and/or band most of the rest of my K-12 education. Even after high school, I participated in some student/indie films, and local theatre productions, doing whatever I could to participate and gain experience. If you have talent and you work hard at it, eventually it’ll pay off for you, too.
These are just my words of advice, everyone has a different path to follow. Maybe my advice won’t work for you, but I think it’s a good basic guide on what to do. Best of luck and break a leg!
Stay lovely,
Cindy
PS: With all the films coming in to the state to film, a lot of scammers have been popping up, offering you the world for the small fee of, say, $500 or whatever they charge. Remember that NONE of these companies are legitimate, and you can always call the SAG offices to find out if an agency is actually franchised or not, or look them up on the BBB, Better Business Bureau. I was once at an indie animated audition, and a gentleman was there saying he’d helped organize the audition, and had formed a new agency and was looking for new talent. He asked me what I’d been working on and there were so many red flags that popped up about him as soon as we started having a conversation about the industry. 1) He didn’t even know who the casting agents were that I was mentioning I’d had auditions with the past few months, and these are the local casting agents the Hollywood films have been using to find local talent. 2) He didn’t know the current projects that were shooting here, and anyone who follows the film industry at ALL, by reading local newspapers or looking online could find this out. 3) He has no film industry experience. I won’t mention his agency name because I don’t want to smear him, but I’m sharing this story to warn you of the people that appear out of the woodwork when they smell money to be made and some easy prey. You have to be careful and do your research so you don’t fall victim to these industry vultures.
The official winners were announced yesterday for the 3rd annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, and I am proud to tell you that Qing Lou Nu took home the Best Short award! That’s a 2 for 2 weekend for us. Congratulations to Bryan D. Hopkins, my wonderful director.
Here’s the list of winners excerpted from the PIFF blog:
Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
June 23 – 27, 2010
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OFFICIAL WINNERS
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3rd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2010
Best – Short:
Qing Lou Nu ( Bryan Hopkins ~ Director)
Honorable Mention – Short
Furs ( Jill Knox-Gosse)
Best – Political
Who killed Chea Vichea? (Rich Garella ~ Producer / Bradley Cox ~ Director)
Honorable Mention – Political
Auf Wiedersehen: Till We Meet Again (Linda G. Mills ~ Director / Producer)
Best – Special Feature
Letters from the Desert: Eulogy to Slowness (Michela Occhipinti – Director / Producer)
Honorable Mention – Special Feature
Blue Wonder ( John Shenk / Akemi)
Best – Feature Length Music Documentary
Average Community (Fred Zara ~ Director and Christopher Zara ~ Writer /CoProducer)
Honorable Mention – Feature Length Music Documentary
Riot Acts – Flaunting Gender (Madsen Minax ~ Director)
Best Film – Foreign
Stockholm (United Arab Emirates) (Tiffany Yoon Director/Producer)
Honorable Mention – Foreign
Bruja (PANAMA) (Jason Yamas ~Producer)
Best – Animation
The Lift (Robert Kohr)
Honorable Mention – Animation
The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger (Bill Plympton)
Best – Music Video:
Nicolas Maranda – “646” (Nicolas Maranda ~Director)
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Ruse of Fools – “The Flood” (Mark Gonzalas – Composer)
Honorable Mention – Music Video
DJ Ease Back / Prince Lord – The Light (DJ Ease Back – ~Director)
Congratulations to everyone who screened at PIFF and to all the winners. Thank you for letting us screen with you, and sorry we couldn’t be there in person as our screening at DWIFF was the same night.
The next official screening of Qing Lou Nu will be at GlassCityCon, the premier Toledo-area anime con, taking place at Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio. The event, which is scheduled for July 17, 2010 from 11AM-12PM, will consist of a screening of Qing Lou Nu, followed by a Q&A conducted by me where I can answer any questions you may have about the film, or the acting industry.
Thank you for stopping by my blog and stay fabulous!
Hello everyone. I’m long overdue for an update! Sorry it’s been awhile. I have a lot of exciting news to share, though.
I’ll start off with discussing Salvation Boulevard. They are currently in post-production. My shooting date was actually in their second-to-last week. I was mistaken when I thought my scene was with Pierce Brosnan. I actually filmed with Ciaran Hinds, who was super nice to work with, along with the rest of the production. I really enjoyed being directed by George Ratliff, and I recently watched his film Joshua. It was very disturbing and dark, and I actually had nightmares as a result. While I like watching scary movies at times, I often do have bad dreams after. It wasn’t the typical blood and gore type scary movie, it was definitely more disturbing in a psychological way. It’s about a boy who takes sibling rivalry to a new level and attempts to destroy his family in the process. Definitely worth checking out.
Ciaran Hinds
On to Riddle. Due to a scheduling conflict with Salvation Boulevard, I was unable to portray the role of Michelle.
Since I was Taft-Hartley’d on Red Dawn, after booking Riddle and Salvation Boulevard, I received a must-join letter from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and I’ve since joined! I actually just attended my first SAG conservatory workshop, taught by my old friend Ben Ketai.
If you missed the screening at DWIFF, you can also check it out July 17, 2010, at 11AM during the GlassCityCon in Perrysburg, Ohio, very close to Toledo. I will be conducting a screening of the film, followed by a half-hour Q&A about the film and the acting industry. This will be my first official appearance at an anime convention as a guest. It is a 2-day event taking place at Owens Community College and is free and open to the public. My event will be limited to guests 18+ with ID.
Besides the screenings this weekend, I also filmed for a SAG new media project directed by John Monnich. This was shot in affiliation with DWIFF, and will be released online when it is finished. I’m not sure what details I can release about it, so I won’t say much besides that it will be funny, and I played a pissed off office employee.
And as always, I love to promote my friends and their projects, and I have the perfect gift for you today. Check out the new hip hop songs by Thrill Train here. Downloads are at the top of the page. They just added a few new tracks. Did I mention the downloads are FREE? Add them to your club mixes, workout mixes, whatever, they’re great for breaking a sweat to. You can also be their fan on Facebook. And you can be a fan of my acting on Facebook as well. Thrill Train on FB. Cindy Chu–Actress on FB.
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