VIDEO:High Praises From Josh Duhamel For Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio Joins Ethan Hawke in Off-Broadway's "Clive"

Brooks Ashmanskas, Vincent D’Onofrio and Zoe Kazan Will Join Ethan Hawke in Off-Broadway's Clive.

Additional casting has been announced for The New Group's upcoming production of Jonathan Marc Sherman's Clive, which begins a limited Off-Broadway engagement Jan. 17, 2013, at The New Group at Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street).


 Joining the previously announced Ethan Hawke in the title role will be Brooks Ashmanskas, Vincent D’Onofrio and Zoe Kazan. Additional casting will be announced.



Also directed by Hawke, the production will officially open Feb. 7 at 7 PM.

 Inspired by Bertolt Brecht's inflammatory play Baal, Clive, according to press notes, "tracks a dissipated songwriter in 1990s New York City from the hedonistic heights of seduction and consumption into an ecstasy of self-destruction." his production reunites playwright Sherman and director Hawke, who teamed previously at The New Group on Things We Want (written by Sherman, directed by Hawke, 2007 extended run) At once a celebration and a nightmare vision of life lived for pleasure, Clive boasts an eclectic selection of classic American songs performed live.

 Performances will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 PM and Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 PM with matinees Saturday at 2 PM. Tickets, on sale in late November, may be arranged through www.telecharge.com or (212) 239-6200, or at the Theatre Row Box Office (12–8 PM daily).
Tickets are $60 plus $1.25 restoration fee.

 For more Information, visit www.thenewgroup.org.


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PHOTO: Vincent D'Onofrio's Endorsement for Tribeca Flashpoint Academy.

"Broken Horses" - New Film for Vincent D'Onofrio

The Men In Black star Vincent D'onofrio starts shooting for the filmmaker's magnum opus Broken Horses.

 After much delay on his very ambitious project, sources confirm that Vidhu Vinod Chopra has finally begun shooting for his first Hollywood film. While the shooting is on in the deserts of Death Valley in East California, rumour is that actor Vincent D'onofrio has joined the star cast. According to sources, the film titled Broken Horses is a gangster film in true Chopra style.




Written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi, script consultant Jason Richman was also hired to work on the film. Our source says, "Buzz is that Vincent has joined the cast of the film. The actor is known for his famous portrayal of Edgar (the Cockroach Man) in Men In Black."

 Often referred to as an actor's actor, Vincent's work as a character actor has earned him the nickname of 'The Human Chameleon'. We even traced a cast member from the film on his social networking site, where he had stated "Had my fitting done for Broken Horses starring Vincent D'onofrio. Shooting Tomorrow".









After all they say, the proof of the pudding is in its eating! Where's Mickey? There was also rumour a couple of years ago about Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke being a part of the star cast. However, ever since filming began, Mickey is yet to be spotted on the sets. With the actor slated to appear in three back-to-back films, we wonder how Mickey will make time for Vidhu.




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“Chained” with Vincent D’Onofrio. The Secret to Playing a Serial Killer

Shockya.com
10.5.12

Vincent D’Onofrio has enjoyed a career playing characters who aren’t exactly warm and fuzzy. From his famous turn in Full Metal Jacket as the troubled Private Gomer Pyle, to Edgar in Men In Black, D’Onofrio has become a go-to man when it comes to psychotic characters. It certainly doesn’t hurt matters that he excels at the part.

With Chained, D’Onofrio plays Bob, a sadistic killer who preys upon families with his taxi. It’s another fine performance from the man, and he brings a lot of his characteristic quirks to the part. We had a chance to discuss the role with Mr. D’Onofrio recently.

When studying for Bob, did you research any serial killers?

Just as a person, not as an actor, I have no sympathy towards them at all. I think they should be locked up. As an actor, I explored it a lot to give Bob certain actions for why he does the things he does. As I approach this character, and telling the story properly with him, it’s about executing it correctly, so that the story is told properly so that it’s not about Bob and who he is, but an actual story. I made sure his tone and his behavior was a certain way that it fit the storyline.

You’ve played various characters with certain quirks throughout your career. What about that role attracts you?

It’s stuff that I bring to the part. If you were to read these scripts the story would be there, but you wouldn’t necessarily associate those things with the character. Most actors bring things to the part without changing any words, or changing any part of the story. We help tell the story in the way that we thought of, so there are things about Bob that were not scripted that I brought. If I think the story is interesting enough to tell, then that’s what I’ll bring to it.

When you’re playing a character with secrets or you have something to hide, how do you suppress that?

You do it like we do in real life; we behave like we don’t have them. The deeper the secret, the less you’ll be aware that somebody has them. It’s a secret that’s a very surface secret, we can detect when somebody is holding it back. But if it’s a really deep, dark secret then people behave normally. You’re supposed to behave like you don’t have one.

What was it like to work with Jennifer Lynch on this project?

She’s great. She’s a very hands-on director. She’s good at keeping things going with a very positive attitude, with a lot of great ideas at any given time. I’m going to work with her again on a film called Fall From Grace.

Vincent D'Onofrio prepares for "Like Father , Like Son" in Tales Beyond the Pale

We've been in the bowels of Dixon Place for the last couple days, gearing up for tonight's premiere pairing of Joe Maggio's "Ram King" and my very own "Like Father, Like Son" for Glass Eye Pix's radio play series Tales from Beyond the Pale. It's been a blast putting these shows together with Glenn McQuaid (I Sell the Dead) and Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter). And hell... It's not every day you get to hang out with the likes of Vincent D'Onofrio, hearing him rock your script out.   

Beyond tonight's performance, there will be three more nights of radio plays for your listening pleasure by Jeff Buhler, Ashley Thorpe, Simon Barrett, Kim Newman, McQuaid, and Fessenden himself all throughout the month of October. And then...? Well, fingers crossed, the recordings of our plays will make up the second season of Tales ready for listening at your own home! 

Hope to see you tonight... 9:30 at Dixon Place!

For more info on Like Father, Like Son, click here: http://bit.ly/W8darI

SOURCE:  Clay McLeod Chapman

Director Jennifer Lynch Talks ‘Chained’, ‘A Fall From Grace’ And ‘The Monster Next Door’

If you’re a fan of director Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena, Surveillance, Hisss), her new film Chained hits Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD today – October 2nd -from Anchor Bay Films.

I recently hopped on the phone with Lynch and we talked about the challenges of making an intense serial killer film, the process of casting Vincent D’Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black, “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”) and her upcoming projects. It turns out she’s taking a turn into lighter fare (after her very next film, A Fall From Grace) with the Monster Squad-esque The Monster Next Door.

In Chained, “Coming home from a routine trip to the movies, eight-year-old Tim (Bird) and his mother, Sarah (Ormond) are picked up by a psychopathic cab driver named Bob (D’Onofrio). It ends up being their last ride together. Bob murders the young boy’s mother and keeps Tim as his unwilling protégée, making him clean up the mess following each murder he commits. After a couple of aborted escape attempts, Bob chains Tim – now renamed Rabbit — allowing just enough length to move freely within the house. As the years pass, Bob starts instructing Rabbit, teaching him anatomy and human behavior. Now a teenager, Rabbit (Eamon Farren, X: Night of Vengeance) is slowly being pressed by Bob to start his own homicidal spree. Slowly but surely, he must soon choose whether to follow in Bob’s serial killer footsteps or make one final, desperate attempt to break free…”

The cast also includes Gina Phillips (Jeepers Creepers, “Ally McBeal”) Conor Leslie (“90210”), Evan Bird (“The Killing”), with Jake Weber (Dawn of the Dead, “Medium”) and Julia Ormand (My Week With Marilyn, “Mad Men,” The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). The Chained Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD also includes, as a bonus feature, the scene that prompted the MPAA give the film an NC-17 rating. Head inside for the interview!

It’s a very intense film in some respects. I know you worked with Damian O’Donnell on the script, but how did this whole thing come about?

Well actually the producers came to me with Damian’s original script, which was a great deal more violent and a slightly different story. It focussed on the graphic nature of a serial killer, it had detectives circling the killer and it was a little more “torture porn.” I went in to meet with them to ask why they had thought of me for this. And they told me they wanted my take.

And, for me, I’m very fascinated by the human monster and how the human monster is made. Why is the killer this way? What is his cycle of abuse? And what happens when an innocent child is thrust into that cycle? So we got rid of the detectives and anything that didn’t focus on that. I’m a lot more focussed on tension and unseen terror.

It definitely emphasis the nurture over nature angle.

Yes. I think some people are genetically predisposed but that a lot of it is nurture over nature. If you hurt any one of us enough and don’t give us the tools or support system to make better choices then we become what our damage is.

D’Onofrio is a big guy, but he’s got a wounded child-like quality to him. His eyes and his mannerisms are so open.

I just love that about him. The fact that that little boy still exists and the fact that he’s brave enough to show it, I just have so much respect for that. It’s exactly what the role required. That visibility of the wounded self within the protective armor.

Had you seen anyone before that? Or was he the first person that came to mind?

He was always my first choice. All sorts of names name up, but he’s one of the most under-respected actors in the business. If you have him, you win. God bless him for saying yes.

This film’s dealings with the MPAA haven’t been a secret. What’s your take on that situation now?

There’s a few schools of thought I have after having dealt with them. I was incredibly surprised with how nice they were, and letting my voice be heard through arbitration. They said, “we think you’ve made a great film. We just don’t think kids should see it.” And my argument was that parents should be able to bring their kids and start a dialogue about it.

If we had gotten a megastar, I don’t think we would have gotten an NC-17. There’s a certain comfort in an actor you recognize. But Vincent is so good at being a chameleon that it feels more authentic.

You’ve got A Fall From Grace coming up next, right?

Absolutely. We’re in the final stages of casting. I think we’re looking at a early spring start date in St. Louis.

And you’ve got The Monster Next Door which looks a little more broad and rompy than Chained.

Oh yeah. It’s a lot more broad and rompy, that’s a great way of putting it! It’s a really fun, absurdist, horror comedy. It’s got lots of humor, it’s sort of in line with Superbad meets Zombieland meets Attack The Block. It’s time to play! Vampires, werewolves and zombies! What could be bad?!

SOURCE: Bloody Disgusting

Teaser Trailer: Jennifer Lynch's "A Fall From Grace".

Executive Produced by WCSA Productions, Dennis Johnson Produced by David Michaels, Eric Wilkinson, Jory Weitz Written by Jennifer Lynch and Eric Wilkinson Directed by Jennifer Lynch Cast: Tim Roth, Vincent D'Onofrio, Willow Shields, Daryl Hannah, Cedric the Entertainer Music: Trent Reznor's Ghosts I-IV




Detective Michael Tabb knows the city of St. Louis inside and out. He has felt its true heart, as much as its dark underbelly: but he does not know who, in both the dark and light - is taking the lives of young girls.

Official Trailer for "Fire With Fire" starring Vincent D'Onofrio has arrived.

On Blu-ray and DVD November 6th!
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenient store owner and his son; firefighter, Jeremy Coleman nearly escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan (Vincent D'Onofrio), he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshalls. As his new identity becomes compromised Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get is life back and save the lives of those he loves.

TRAILER: "Fire With Fire" DVD Release November 6th, 2012

Following a grueling day of work, firefighter Jeremy Coleman (Josh Duhamel) and his co-workers contemplate ending the day with a refreshing drink. When Jeremy enters the liquor store to buy more alcohol, he unknowingly witnesses the clerk being brutally murdered at the hands of Hagan (Vincent D'Onofrio), a white supremacist. After Jeremy narrowly escapes with his life, police detective Mike Cella (Bruce Willis) learns of Hagan’s recent crime and takes an interest in the case. Hagan is arrested and Jeremy identifies him in a line up; however, Hagan demonstrates that he knows full well that Jeremy is behind the two-way mirror by reciting Jeremy’s full name and address.
Prior to the trial, Jeremy is forced to surrender his entire career as he’s placed into the witness protection program. Although Jeremy finds it difficult to cope with the loss of his career, he also finds consolation in his budding romance with Talia Durham (Rosario Dawson), a US Marshal.
Later, Hagan’s attorney (Richard Schiff) arranges for him to be released from prison in the weeks leading up to the trial. As a result, Jeremy and Talia find their lives in jeopardy. When Talia is severely wounded by one of Hagan’s men, Jeremy flees from the witness protection program and travels to Long Beach, CA. There, Jeremy teams up with one of Hagan’s rival gangs in order to bring him down. Soon, Jeremy will have to work to eliminate Hagan’s men one by one in order to protect the woman he loves. Wiki

So what do you think? An inevitable ending for Vincent's character again? He has died so often in the movies he acted in he's become a real pro at it. D'ONF WITH HIS HEAD! LOL 
Vincent's great at playing the villain but I'm really anxious to see him in comedy again.

Wordless Wednesday

Vincent D'Onofrio's Daughter, Following in Father's Footsteps.

SHOWBIZ is indeed a family affair judging by the next generation of Australian stars in the making profiled in next week's issue of InStyle magazine.
Among the brightest is 20-year-old Leila George, daughter of Australian/Italian actor Greta Scacchi and her ex-husband and fellow actor Vincent D'Onofrio.
George moved to Sydney last year to complete a Diploma of Screen and Media at Sydney Film School. She is now studying at prestigious New York acting school the Lee Strasberg Institute, where her father is a tutor, and joins such alumni as Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Sally Field and Barbra Streisand.

The striking beauty is among a collection of siblings and offspring of famous thespians determined to follow in their more famous family member's footsteps.

''Everything she did I wanted to do. I begged my mum to let me audition for [roles] and she was like, 'Wait!'''

Lovely Greta

There's no mystery where Leila's got her beautiful looks from with stunning parent's as hers.





SOURCE: The Canberra Times

A Photographic Diary of "Full Metal Jacket"

In 1985, actor Matthew Modine was drafted into Stanley Kubrick's army for "Full Metal Jacket". Modine kept both a written and photographic diary of his experiences during the making of Kubrick's darkly comic, mesmerizing and utra-violent Vietnam war masterpiece.In this photo Vincent D'Onofrio as Pvt.Pyle in the scene where the drill sergeant (Ermey) is trying to "wipe the smile of his face".
 
See all the photos HERE



In the role that would be the defining moment in his acting career, Vincent D'Onofrio portrayed the role of Pvt. Leonard Lawrence, an overweight mentally unstable Marine recruit. "Full Metal Jacket" was adapted from the novel, "The Short-Timers", by former American Marine combat correspondent, Gustav Hasford. On a tip from his good friend, Matthew Modine, D'Onofrio was urged to send audition tapes to director, Stanley Kubrick in England. Four tapes later, D'Onofrio landed the role.

Originally, the character of Pvt. Lawrence was written as a skinny ignorant redneck but Kubrick thought the role would have more impact if the character was big and clumsy. He gained 70 lb (32 kg), bringing his weight to 280 lb (130 kg).It is the most amount of weight gained by an actor in a movie since Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull" and a record that still stands to this day. During filming an obstacle course scene, D'Onofrio injured his knee, compounded by the excessive weight, which required surgical reconstruction. Source

On Aug. 7th  the 25th anniversary Edition of "Full Metal Jacket" will be made available.
Order it Here

Observations: Keep it in the family: the dark visions of Jennifer Lynch

The screenwriter and director, Jennifer Chambers Lynch, 44, daughter of Twin Peaks director David Lynch is not into “torture porn”. “There are plenty of filmmakers out there who will happily and effectively make 'torture porn'. I am not one of them,” she says.

Chained, her new psychological chiller, which has its UK premiere next month at Frightfest, has been described as the nastiest film since 1986's Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. It stars Vincent D'Onofrio as a deranged serial-killing cab driver, Bob, who kidnaps a mother (Julia Ormond) and her nine-year-old son (Eamon Farren). After getting rid of the mum, Bob grooms the chained-up son to become his protégé serial killer, in return for his freedom.

“The subject matter is upsetting, no doubt about it. It should be. It is a horrible thing, violence,” says Lynch. “When the project first came to me I was not 'turned on'.”

Instead, Lynch wanted to create a study of “how monsters are made”. “In my mind, real-life monsters are born of wounds: of sorrows. Of pains not spoken or healed. I wanted to promote a dialogue about child abuse. I did not want to excuse terrible acts, but to bring the human monster to light.”

What real-life events or films influenced her? “Everything I have ever seen or done influenced me,” she says. “Truly. The love I was given. The fears I had and still have. The questions I ask each day. All of them were part of my telling this story.”

As a child Lynch played a little girl in her father's film Eraserhead in 1977, then worked as a production assistant on his Blue Velvet in 1986. Aged 22, she wrote the bestseller The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, a spin-off novel from her father's TV series Twin Peaks, about a girl who is abused and murdered by Killer BOB (played by Frank Silva in the show). Her debut film Boxing Helena, released in 1993, about a doctor who amputates a woman's legs and arms, in the hope she will fall in love with him, was slated by critics.

Battling spinal injuries from a car accident, she attended Co-Dependent's Anonymous for relationship addiction and gave up drugs and alcohol. She didn't return to films for 15 years until 2008's Surveillance, which starred Ormond and Bill Pullman as FBI detectives investigating murders. Hisss followed in 2010, starring Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat as a snake who takes human form.

Chained is billed as a horror film, but it isn't one. “I didn't want to make a horror film in the traditional sense of the word. It is a film about horrific acts and pains. To me, it is a different thing.”

'Chained', Empire Cinema Leicester Square, London WC2 (www.empirecinemas.co.uk), 27 August, 3.15pm. (www.frightfest.co.uk)

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Jennifer Lynch's "Chained" Comes to DVD and BluRay.

Well, let me the first to say I'm a little disappointed about the non-distribution of Vincent D'Onofrio's recent film "Chained".
All because of that nasty NC-17 rating.  What a bummer.
The film will be available Oct. 2nd on DVD and BluRay including the  scene  of "Mary's Murder" as a bonus feature.
Below is the Official Trailer  and Press Release.

Perhaps the most terrifying human relationship is the one between a serial killer and his target. But what if it starts that way, and becomes something...more? From the visionary mind of director Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena, Surveillance, Hisss) comes the dark fable Chained, coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD October 2nd from Anchor Bay Films. With a stellar cast including Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black, "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"), Gina Phillips (Jeepers Creepers, "Ally McBeal") Conor Leslie ("90210"), Evan Bird ("The Killing"), with Jake Weber (Dawn of the Dead, "Medium") and Julia Ormand (My Week With Marilyn, "Mad Men," The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Chained is an unforgettable ride into the darkness that can reside in the human heart -- no matter what your age. The Chained Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD also includes, as a bonus feature, the scene that prompted the MPAA give the film an NC-17 rating!

Coming home from a routine trip to the movies, eight-year-old Tim (Bird) and his mother, Sarah (Ormond) are picked up by a psychopathic cab driver named Bob (D'Onofrio). It ends up being their last ride together. Bob murders the young boy's mother and keeps Tim as his unwilling protégée, making him clean up the mess following each murder he commits. After a couple of aborted escape attempts, Bob chains Tim -- now renamed Rabbit -- allowing just enough length to move freely within the house. As the years pass, Bob starts instructing Rabbit, teaching him anatomy and human behavior. Now a teenager, Rabbit (Eamon Farren, X: Night of Vengeance) is slowly being pressed by Bob to start his own homicidal spree. Slowly but surely, he must soon choose whether to follow in Bob's serial killer footsteps or make one final, desperate attempt to break free...

Vincent D'Onofrio Fan Calendar for Utah Meth Cops Project.

Now's your chance to help support The Utah Meth Cops Project right from the comfort of your own home.


This is where you come in.

CALL FOR PHOTO SUBMISSIONS!!

Some of us are planning to publish and sell a 2013 calendar featuring photos of Vincent D’Onofrio with you, his fans. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS PROJECT WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE UTAH METH COPS PROJECT, a charity very dear to Vincent’s heart.

If you have a photo or photos (limit 2 per person, please) that were taken live with Vincent and you would like to have one included in this project, please email them to bevklumpy@yahoo.ca (note this address is “.ca” NOT “.com”) with a “cc” to calico2@zoominternet.net and with the subject heading “Calendar Photo.” Please note that, because of space limitations, picture quality, etc., just because you submit a photo does not mean that it will be included in the calendar. So be sure to send us the best quality you have. We will NOT accept any photo that has been digitally manipulated (i.e., “Photoshopped”). All photos must have been taken live with you and Vincent together.

You will find below a legal release for use of your name and photo. Please copy this Release Paragraph and paste it into the body of your email with the photo attached—one photo per email please, and remember to limit yourself to two photo submissions. Also include your name as you would like it to appear in print and include the locale of the picture, should your photo be chosen. Without this release, we will not consider your photo for publication. Information about purchasing copies of the calendar will be forthcoming once we are farther along with the project. We will send a quick reply to your emails to let you know we received them.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PHOTOS IS 11:59 p.m., EDT, AUGUST 31, 2012. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Permission is granted to cross-post this information. Spread the word!
Release Paragraph

I hereby consent and agree that the Utah Meth Cops Project, its employees, or agents have the right to the attached photograph(s) exclusively for use in any and all fund raising activities, including but not limited to a 2013 Calendar currently in development. I hereby represent that I am the legal copyright owner of the attached photograph or I have otherwise obtained the necessary permission and consent from the legal copyright owner to use this photograph for the purpose stated in this Release. The use of this photo by the Utah Meth Cops Project as described in this Release in no way interferes with the current ownership rights of the attached photo. I further consent that my name and identity may be revealed therein or by descriptive text or commentary. I understand that there will be no financial or other remuneration to me for said use.

* Calendar may not be exactly as represented in photo. This is just a sample

NEW PHOTOS: "Chained" with Vincent D'Onofrio

PHOTOS by Allan Findel


[Fantasia '12] Get ‘Chained’ To Four Million Images From NC-17 Thriller!
Another genre flick screening at the forthcoming 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival (July 19-August 7) is Jennifer Lynch’s (Hisss and Surveillance) NC-17 thriller Chained, which stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Julia Ormond, Jake Weber, Eamon Farren, Conor Leslie and Evan Bird.

Recently acquired by Ancor Bay, Bloody just scored even more stills, all 4 million (55 in reality) added below.

In the film, “Eight-year-old Tim and his mother Sarah are picked up by Bob, a deranged taxi cab driver on the hunt for his next victim. Tim witnesses his first murder, the murder of his mother, but it would not be his last. Bob keeps Tim as a reluctant protégé, forcing him to clean and bury the bodies of the young women he drags home. Now a teenager, Tim must make a life or death choice between following in Bob’s footsteps or breaking free from his captor.“

SOURCE Bloody Disgusting

Jennifer Lynch "Chained" Hits the Cutting Floor to Appease the MPAA's, NC-17 Rating.

CANNES Q&A: Jennifer Lynch
May 23, 2012
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Jennifer: I want to investigate what scares me and worries me. It’s funny, with my last picture [“Chained”] I just got this NC-17 rating for violence. My feeling is, of course it’s a violent scene, but it’s not violent the way people are expecting it to be. It’s emotionally upsetting. And I think violence should be emotionally upsetting....This stuff is happening, and I don’t want to glorify it, but I do think it shouldn’t just be put to us in little sound bites on the evening news. It should be something we stand up and say 'no' to. And the best way to say 'no' to something is to have yourself familiar enough with it to define what you’re rejecting. And again, I hope that in each of the situations I’m telling there is as much redemption and hope as there is terror. Because I’m not interested in just the dark stuff. What I think is great is how the human spirit tends to champion those things. I don’t think violence comes from nowhere.

Have you made cuts or changes to “Chained” based on the MPAA’s NC-17 decision?

Yeah, we just went into the flame room, and we’re removing a lot of stuff in a particular scene. And we’ll see what the MPAA says. The flame room is where you go in to paint out blood or change things, it’s a CG room. I’m hoping that this satisfies them. I’m sad to see the scene go from its original intention. I hope I get to do a director’s cut and have all the things in there that I want in there. What’s weird is, I think horror fans are going to be shocked that I got an NC-17 for this film. I hope that they’re not disappointed in me, because I never ever thought we’d get an NC-17. I thought for sure we’d get an R based on what else is getting R’s. People shouldn’t see that film at 9:15 in the morning, and that’s when [the MPAA members] were watching it. So already I felt like, Geez, this isn’t a breakfast movie! Even I know that! [laughs]

You can read the full interview   HERE

Vincent D'Onofrio Road Trip!

by Chris Metzner Carr

I tried very hard with varying levels of success to manage my expectations for this trip. The worst case scenario, from what I could tell, was that I would spend some time in the same restaurant with Vincent D’Onofrio for an unknown period of time, get one picture taken with him, and meet fellow fans. All in all, the worst case scenario was pretty darn good. The reality of how things played out so far exceeded those expectations that it’s almost impossible to explain the resulting pure joy. But I will try.

The trip in from the airport was a little more exciting than I would have hoped, thanks to the State of Utah and their secret plans to completely redo the state’s infrastructure from the hours of 9PM to 6AM every night. I admit my GPS lady was the target of some not-so-nice language, but given my plans for the next few days and the lift that gave me, she got off pretty easy in the end. I kept reminding myself that other fans were driving thousands of miles for the opportunity to meet Vincent so in the scheme of things getting a little lost in Orem, Utah wasn’t so bad.

Thursday morning I met up with fellow fan Shannon. We hung out at the motel for the most part and got to know each other a bit before heading over to the VIP dinner at Rib City. We met up with our fellow fans and were a little early, but there was some activity going on already. This pic was taken right before the dinner began by one of the staffers there:

There were actually several VIP tables set up, and Toni, God bless her, had set up one table and reserved it just for us in a prime spot right in front of the place where pictures were being taken. We knew we were going to have a great view of him the entire night, which was awesome. We chatted for a while, ordered our food, and got to know each other a little better until he walked by our table. And then everything stopped. A close friend could have been sitting next to me telling me about an extramarital affair she was having with her son’s best friend and I wouldn’t have cared. Vincent was in the house and the evening was officially under way.

The VIPs were given the opportunity to have pictures taken without having to stand in line, so when we were ready (translation: when we stopped giggling and shaking) one by one we approached him for a photo. The photographer was great and took several shots of each one of us with him. For my photo, I had a plan I had devised weeks before. Now, I just had to summon the courage to execute it.

He is a classy man and any thoughts of doing or saying anything inappropriate, as strong as those thoughts might be, vanish when you approach him. I kind of expected that, so the photo I had in mind had to be intimate without being offensive. It had to be something that created a connection without being something he would be embarrassed by. When I was browsing through images looking for something to use for his birthday card, I found exactly what I wanted. Goren and Nicole Wallace, nose-to-nose. Perfect.

When it was my turn for the picture, he said “Nice to meet you” and I held out my hand expecting a hand shake. He hugged me instead. Already I felt my knees weakening. He doesn’t just hug you. He engulfs you. It was wonderful. I reminded him that we had actually met once at a screening of Don’t Go in the Woods in New Jersey and he politely pretended to remember me. I then pulled out the picture of Goren and Nicole Wallace and handed it to him. He said “What’s this?” I said “Well, that’s you and that’s…” He finished my sentence and said “Oh, that’s Olivia! Do you want me to sign this?” I screwed up my courage and said “No, I want you to do that….for the picture.”

For a moment I was afraid I had offended him. He looked at me sideways and furrowed his brow. I guess in the few seconds he took to think it over he decided this wasn’t an overtly sexual thing and he walked up to me. I told him he had to look serious but intrigued and couldn’t smile. I later felt like a complete idiot for telling him how to perform a role he had created. And of course I couldn’t stop smiling myself. We tried one time and when he looked at the picture he decided we needed to be closer. I can’t begin to describe what it was like having him look in my eyes from that distance. It was inches. After the second picture was taken he asked the photographer if she got a close up, since that is what he knew I was going for. We both looked at the picture and aside from me grinning like a moron it looked wonderful. I expected to sit down happy as a pig at that point, but he put his arm around me and we took a few more “normal” pictures.

Then I got really bold. I help teach a women’s self-defense class every August and I asked him if, sometime on Friday, I would be able to get a picture of me kicking or punching him to use for the class. He said “Women’s self-defense? Sure, we can do that. Are you going to the barbecue tomorrow? We can do it then. But you aren’t going to really kick me, are you?” My heart absolutely melted at that point and I looked in his eyes and said with all the sincerity I have in body “I won’t hurt you.” The fact that he thought I could hurt him was flattering, though. The guy is a giant.

Once all the individual pictures had been taken, we got together with Toni and had some group shots taken. When I approached him for that, he said “Oh, you’re back!” I said “I I hope that’s ok, we’re having a group picture taken now. We came from all over the country for this!” He said “I know” and it sounded like he was going to say something else, but the photographer started shooting at that point. The poor guy didn’t seem to ever get a chance to actually sit at a table and eat, though. The real VIP was put to work having pictures taken the whole time, but he seemed to be in good spirits all night.

Expectations? Already exceeded. By a lot.

Many fans had coordinated efforts prior to this trip and we had collected many birthday cards for him (his birthday is in June) all of which contained donations to the local charities he supports. Friday morning, Vincent was scheduled to appear at a local Harley Davidson dealership during pre-registration for the Ride for a Hero event to be held Saturday. He wasn’t going to be there for long, but Toni advised us that this would be the best opportunity to present the birthday cards/donations to him. Unfortunately for the charity, but fortunately for us, there were very few people there other than our small group of fans.

When he did arrive, he walked around the dealership for a while checking out the merchandise. Then, it was time for more pictures, this time taken on a Harley. I approached him to present the cards and the first thing he said to me “We’re going to do the self-defense thing, right?” I thought he meant he wanted to do it right then, but then he remembered we had a date…I mean… a time reserved to do it that night.




( This is what Chris said:Our group of adoring fans wanted to collectively recognize your 53rd birthday. Ideas were exchanged, and the suggestion to hand deliver birthday cards evolved into celebrating in a more meaningful way. Enclosed are not only our individual birthday wishes, but donations to the charities you generously support.


Please know that our admiration of course includes your talent, creativity and passion for your craft, but you also have our utmost respect for the way you have chosen to use, and not abuse, your celebrity status.


We are a diverse group representing many countries, cultures, ages, ethnicities, sizes and shapes. And most of us have never met. Although Facebook and Twitter may have their detractors, social media brought us together in cyberspace and created this opportunity to say thank you and


HAPPY BIRTHDAY VINCENT D’ONOFRIO!)




With a cracking voice I read him the inscription we had written describing what the cards were and who they were from. When I finished, he looked at the other fans there and said “That was really sweet you guys, thank you!” and I believe he meant it. I told him we had to document the moment for a lot of people, and he grabbed me and smiled into the camera for some pictures. (I purposely went sleeveless that day, and this is exactly why. GREAT decision on my part.) We then got to have individual pictures taken sitting on the back of a Harley with Vincent in the driver’s seat. Just like that, a whole new realm of fantasy was born.


Believe it or not, things got even better that night!

We arrived at the barbecue which was held in a very large garage at the local University. I didn’t realize it until after we sat down but he was already there, sitting at a table at the end signing autographs for anyone who stopped by. This event was also not filled to capacity, so when I felt he wasn’t busy I walked over and asked if it was a good time to do the self-defense picture. I think the highlight of my trip came next. HE introduced ME to the guy sitting next to him. Not by name, exactly, but he said “she teaches self-defense” and the guy held out his hand to shake mine. I have no idea who he was but the fact that Vincent thought something I did was interesting enough not only to remember himself, but to point out to someone else, was mind boggling. He asked me what camera I was going to use (he thought the professional photographer was going to take them but I wanted to use my own camera so I’d have full access to the pictures) and then he said “Well if you’re in the pictures, how are you going to take the pictures?” I pointed to the table of fellow fans and said I had someone to take them for me and he said “Ok, go get them” or something like that.

I walked very briskly back to our table and motioned for everyone to come NOW for these pictures. We collected the camera and video camera, and went back to collect Vincent. I picked a spot in the garage where there were no people in the background…wouldn’t have looked very realistic to be fending off his attack while people were smiling and watching us. He got up and followed me to the spot I wanted to use and he rubbed his hands together and said “Ok, what are we going to do here?” Fortunately I had given a lot of thought to that so I wouldn’t be wasting his time.

I gave him direction on what to do, and he did it, and he was smiling the whole time except for when he shouldn’t be. I didn’t realize the expression on his face throughout the few minutes it took to do this until I watched the video later. He was having fun! I was taking it so seriously I forgot to have fun, but I am so glad he enjoyed it. It was very cool to have him listen to me and follow my direction. He was amazingly in tune with what I was trying to do and I really gave most of the direction with my arms and hands. At one point I just gave a slight nod of my head and he executed the attack I showed him. The two pictures we took we got on the first try. It was all over way too soon but that’s because he knows what he’s doing when he gets in front of a camera. At one point he changed the angle we were using when everyone else was still trying to figure out why things weren’t looking quite right. Here’s what we ended up with:

I thanked him when we were done and asked him if he wanted to see these pictures before they were used for anything but he just patted my shoulder and said “You’re good.” He trusts me. Awesome.

The last bit of excitement was when some of us went over to get some more things signed. I hadn’t brought anything with me and Ruby, another fan, asked him to sign her arm the night before so I went with that. Not even a week later and the signature is gone but that’s why you take pictures of things.

The big question here of course is why. I’m a 48 year-old wife, mother, lawyer, all that well-respected stuff and here I am getting on a plane to have a stranger sign my arm. What’s up with that? I admire and follow other actors but I can’t envision traveling so far to meet anyone else. (Just a note…I did this mostly with travel points so there was not a ton of money spent.) So why him? I honestly don’t know. It may be because he gives the impression there is a storm of sorts going on under his skin. He is so guarded, so reserved, and yet we know there is something powerful there because we’ve seen it in his acting and you can’t fake that passion, that intensity. It’s there somewhere and there is a part of me that just wants to reach down his throat and rip it out. I have yet to see an interviewer do a good job with him, and maybe that contributes to the mystery in some way. I’m sure I’d get over this if he just let me sit down and ask him a few questions…

Special Guest, Vincent D'Onofrio Visits "Good Things Utah"

Coming up Wednesday, May 16th, on Good Things Utah... have dinner with a star, and help a Utah family who lost a loved one in the line of duty. We'll tell you about the event for fallen officers that Vincent D'Onofrio (who plays on officer on Law and Order) is involved with.

Also, what is your fashion personality? We will talk about the different personalities that you can tell by the clothes and colors you like to wear.

Plus, how you can make your own adorable homemade bag, in one affordable kit!

And, wedding dress fashions from Frenze. From traditional to bold.. you'll see the styles for summer and beyond!

We hope you join us at 10 a.m.!

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