» ann cusack http://crookedlane.com/blog Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:23:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Report On The Feature! http://crookedlane.com/blog/2010/04/14/report-on-the-feature/ http://crookedlane.com/blog/2010/04/14/report-on-the-feature/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:13:14 +0000 Leslie http://crookedlane.com/blog/?p=420 I had a chance to sit down briefly with writer/director Chase Bailey yesterday and talk about the feature film development of Crooked Lane. He has a lot of irons in the fire, but assures us the feature is coming along.

He mentioned that one of his regrets in how he cast the short came with the realization that he couldn’t re-use Ann Cusack in the feature (well, not without one of several cheesy or done-to-death plot elements, which he wants to avoid).

He’s deep in writing mode for the future of Crooked Lane, and will be publishing status updates to the Facebook fan page in the coming months as things progress. He’s also considering a bit of video blogging to keep you updated. Stay tuned!

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]]> http://crookedlane.com/blog/2010/04/14/report-on-the-feature/feed/ 0 Ann Cusack in Private Practice (ABC) 2009 http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/12/16/ann-cusack-in-private-practice-abc-2009/ http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/12/16/ann-cusack-in-private-practice-abc-2009/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:10:07 +0000 Leslie http://crookedlane.com/blog/?p=352 Ann Cusack, who played Ava in Crooked Lane, had a role in ABC’s Private Practice recently in an episode called ‘Blowups’. You can watch the full episode for a limited time on Hulu (embedded here):

]]> http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/12/16/ann-cusack-in-private-practice-abc-2009/feed/ 0 The Crew Setting Up The Shot With Characters Bailey and Ava http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/12/03/the-crew-setting-up-the-shot-with-characters-bailey-and-ava/ http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/12/03/the-crew-setting-up-the-shot-with-characters-bailey-and-ava/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:52:27 +0000 Leslie http://crookedlane.com/blog/?p=347

Across the street where Bailey is sitting, the camera crew had to move everything to the other side of the street to set up the shot of Ava coming to talk to her.
Again we had to lock up the streets behind Ann Cusack because the scene was still supposed to be empty of people in the background.
Luckily the Portsmouth Police were there to assist along with our Production Assistants!   The tourists were so interested in the filmmaking process they were very cooperative as well.
]]> http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/12/03/the-crew-setting-up-the-shot-with-characters-bailey-and-ava/feed/ 0 The First Official Crooked Lane Trailer http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/31/the-first-official-crooked-lane-trailer/ http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/31/the-first-official-crooked-lane-trailer/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:17:41 +0000 Leslie http://crookedlane.com/blog/?p=324 We’ve been hiding this on our Facebook Fan Page for a while, and now, as the film starts the festival circuit with two wins (Best of NH Filmmaker 2009 at NH Film Festival and Best of New England 2009 at Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival) it is time to share it here on the blog with all of you. Enjoy!

]]> http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/31/the-first-official-crooked-lane-trailer/feed/ 0 Winners of the Five Signed DVDs Announced http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/19/winners-of-the-five-signed-dvds-announced/ http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/19/winners-of-the-five-signed-dvds-announced/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:27:43 +0000 Leslie http://crookedlane.com/blog/?p=319 brettAs we mentioned in the contest rules for the signed DVDs, the DVD’s will NOT be mailed until after Sundance, to avoid an accidental leak disqualifying our submission. Don’t worry – we won’t forget to send you your copy!

The DVDs have been signed by Chase Bailey, Ann Cusack, Brett Cullen, Eliya-Quaye Constance, and Noa Siegel. ENJOY!

Winners, chosen randomly by drawing out of the entire batch of entries:

Steve Parker
Alice Searcy
Jonathan Schlaffer
Jennifer Irwin
Erica Rushton

Winners will also be notified via email. Congratulations, everyone!

]]> http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/19/winners-of-the-five-signed-dvds-announced/feed/ 0 Chase Bailey, Cast And Crew Accept NH Filmmaker of the Year 2009 http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/16/chase-bailey-cast-and-crew-accept-nh-filmmaker-of-the-year-2009/ http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/16/chase-bailey-cast-and-crew-accept-nh-filmmaker-of-the-year-2009/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:54:41 +0000 Leslie http://crookedlane.com/blog/?p=310 So many of the cast and crew family were on hand to receive the award. It was a truly special moment with Chase, Mark, Brett, Ann, Adrienne, Jessica, Patrick, Marc, Eliya-Quaye, Gina, Bethany, Tracey, Dan and the rest of the cast and crew too shy to run up on stage (we’re looking at you, Kit!).

]]> http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/16/chase-bailey-cast-and-crew-accept-nh-filmmaker-of-the-year-2009/feed/ 0 Chase Bailey Talks About Casting Crooked Lane http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/14/chase-bailey-talks-about-casting-crooked-lane/ http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/10/14/chase-bailey-talks-about-casting-crooked-lane/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:00:56 +0000 Leslie http://crookedlane.com/blog/?p=305 We sat down in Chase’s office and talked with Chase about some of the questions we’ve gotten from the fans of the film, and had a fantastic afternoon learning about his take on the process. In this episode Chase talks about how he cast the film and how he found his crew family.

Camera/Film Work and Editing by Amy Greenlaw, Film POP!
Interviewer: Leslie Poston, Film POP!

See the full 30+ minute interview on the Viddler channel (scheduled to post there during the NH Film Festival).

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That also enters you into the contest to win a seat at the screening with the cast and crew we mentioned in this post, by the way.

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The second contest will launch shortly from the Facebook Fan Page, and the prize is much bigger. To be included in the announcement at the end of September, please join the Facebook Fan Page, and do tell your friends about it also so that they might have a chance to win!

]]> http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/09/01/first-contest-launches/feed/ 0 The Challenge of City Location Filming http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/08/03/the-challenge-of-city-location-filming/ http://crookedlane.com/blog/2009/08/03/the-challenge-of-city-location-filming/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:14:37 +0000 Leslie http://crookedlane.com/blog/?p=220 Thomas Bailey, son of Chase Bailey and author of the backstory posts here on the Crooked Lane blog, took some footage of the challenges the crew faced in filming even the simplest shots on the streets of Portsmouth. Trying to get the film complete in a low-impact way often caused interesting delays like this one:

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