12/31/2010
12/29/2010
A Night Out With Jeffrey Sebelia
I THINK TV villains are funny,” said Jeffrey Sebelia with an impish grin at Lotus in the meatpacking district, awaiting friends for an early dinner on Thursday night, less than 24 hours after being crowned king of “Runway’s” season three
As Mr. Sebelia took bites of calamari and pad thai, in strolled his dinner companions, the actor Norman Reedus, whom Mr. Sebelia has known since he was 19, and Panos Galanopoulos, a fashion art director.
"Congratulations!” said Mr. Reedus, pulling his friend into a bear hug.
“One for the bad guys!” crowed the designer, raising his water glass in triumph. No $500 bottles of Cristal at this table; Mr. Sebelia, a formerly homeless drug addict, has been clean for five years.
Norman Reedus, whose handsomely haggard face looks to be no stranger to late nights, ordered rum and Coke.
The conversation turned to a meeting Mr. Sebelia had earlier that day at DMA. “I’ll crash the car and I’ll spend the money,” he said. “DMA: that’s the real prize.”
The men excused themselves for a smoke, and out on the sidewalk Mr. Sebelia showed off a cellphone photograph of his 2-year-old son, whose name, Harrison Detroit, famously snakes around his neck.
He fielded congratulatory shout-outs from a half-dozen passers-by, then headed back inside, giving himself up to a quick photo for some guy’s sister’s birthday.
The group headed to the Upright Citizens Brigade in Chelsea for an improv show
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As Mr. Sebelia took bites of calamari and pad thai, in strolled his dinner companions, the actor Norman Reedus, whom Mr. Sebelia has known since he was 19, and Panos Galanopoulos, a fashion art director.
"Congratulations!” said Mr. Reedus, pulling his friend into a bear hug.
“One for the bad guys!” crowed the designer, raising his water glass in triumph. No $500 bottles of Cristal at this table; Mr. Sebelia, a formerly homeless drug addict, has been clean for five years.
Norman Reedus, whose handsomely haggard face looks to be no stranger to late nights, ordered rum and Coke.
The conversation turned to a meeting Mr. Sebelia had earlier that day at DMA. “I’ll crash the car and I’ll spend the money,” he said. “DMA: that’s the real prize.”
The men excused themselves for a smoke, and out on the sidewalk Mr. Sebelia showed off a cellphone photograph of his 2-year-old son, whose name, Harrison Detroit, famously snakes around his neck.
He fielded congratulatory shout-outs from a half-dozen passers-by, then headed back inside, giving himself up to a quick photo for some guy’s sister’s birthday.
The group headed to the Upright Citizens Brigade in Chelsea for an improv show
12/28/2010
12/25/2010
12/21/2010
Dale Frank: The Norman Reedus Exhibition
Melbourne Art Fair 2002
…An appreciation of paradox seems to go to the heart of Frank’s art, which embodies a sense of stylistic freedom that verges upon the anarchic. His works celebrates intense beauty, even while it flirts with the impure, the excessive and the extreme…
Sue Cramer, Dale Frank: Ecstasy (Twenty Years of Painting), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney 2000
In the latest series of varnish works, Dale Frank continues to reinterpret the language of painting by using the traditional finishing medium of varnish as the means to construct his paintings. The highly reflective surfaces of the paintings invite the viewer into a dialogue.
Frank’s varnish works have been named after various male actors such as Toby McGuire, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Andrew McCarthy, Freddie Prince Jr. and Matt Le Blanc.
This current exhibition is named after Norman Reedus, a young Hollywood actor who has been cast as an artist.
See all Pictures and more
http://www.annaschwartzgallery.com/works/exhibitions?artist=15&year=2002&work=1878&exhibition=123&page=2&future=&projects=¤t=&c=m
…An appreciation of paradox seems to go to the heart of Frank’s art, which embodies a sense of stylistic freedom that verges upon the anarchic. His works celebrates intense beauty, even while it flirts with the impure, the excessive and the extreme…
Sue Cramer, Dale Frank: Ecstasy (Twenty Years of Painting), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney 2000
In the latest series of varnish works, Dale Frank continues to reinterpret the language of painting by using the traditional finishing medium of varnish as the means to construct his paintings. The highly reflective surfaces of the paintings invite the viewer into a dialogue.
Frank’s varnish works have been named after various male actors such as Toby McGuire, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Andrew McCarthy, Freddie Prince Jr. and Matt Le Blanc.
This current exhibition is named after Norman Reedus, a young Hollywood actor who has been cast as an artist.
See all Pictures and more
http://www.annaschwartzgallery.com/works/exhibitions?artist=15&year=2002&work=1878&exhibition=123&page=2&future=&projects=¤t=&c=m
12/20/2010
12/18/2010
12/17/2010
The statue which scared Heidi Klum
life-size statue of Norman Himself which made Heidi Klum scream :bloody Murder ;)
12/16/2010
12/15/2010
12/11/2010
12/10/2010
'39' by Pedro Chavez
Summary :
This satiric tale of 39 centers around flashbacks and a non-chronological way of storytelling. A transfer of suitcases goes wrong between the Italian mob and Asian mob, ending in the murder of Carmello and the disappearing of the suitcases. There starts the chase against the clock to find the suitcases and the assassin before chaos breaks loose.
Actors:
Norman Reedus, Tommy Flanagan, Natasha Alam, Byron Mann, R. Brandon Johnson, Russ Russo,
Lauren Currie Lewis, Dominic Pace, Tamela D'Amico, Major Dodge, Neill Skylar, Philip Ng, Heather Leonard, Dominik Tiefenthaler, Phil Hall, Aldous Davidson, Samia Akudo, Kenan Wei
12/09/2010
12/07/2010
12/06/2010
"You can borrow my crossbow"
Norman Reedus and Laurie Holden MTV interview
"I think Andrea is in a severe depression," Holden told MTV News of her character's state of mind at the end of the finale. "I think she's very apathetic. Her reason to live has been taken from her. Amy was her heart."
"Her deciding in the season finale that she was going to live wasn't necessarily for her," she continued. "It's because she didn't want another death on her hands. Dale gave her no choice. She's looking at this man and he's saying, 'I'm going to die if you don't get it together. I'm going to die if you don't come with me.' ... She kind of hates him for it, because she wants to check out."
As for what lies ahead for Andrea, Holden alluded to the character's evolution into the group's resident sharpshooter in "The Walking Dead" comics.
"[At first], Andrea doesn't know that she has this skill set," said Holden. "I think that will organically unfold where she'll actually go to the shooting range or something will be written where she's like, 'Oh, I'm a natural!' I am so excited, because I have a little bit of a tomboy in me, but I'm very excited to start going out with the guys and start shooting zombies."
"You can borrow my crossbow," Reedus added, citing his character's affinity for culling the zombie hordes with a well-placed crossbow bolt instead of a bullet.
"That's so sweet," laughed Holden.
When it comes to the hot-headed, squirrel-hunting younger Dixon brother he plays in the series, Reedus is a bit more optimistic about Daryl's evolution in Season Two.
"I think there are leader qualities in Daryl, so I think once some trust issues are more defined, he'll take on roles that are less hot-headed," said the actor.
"Maybe he'll find some love," teased Holden.
"I think once he's out of the shadow of his big brother, I think he can man up and be less of the eight-year-old, and not exactly a kick-ass man, but a make-decisions man," said Reedus.
"I think Andrea is in a severe depression," Holden told MTV News of her character's state of mind at the end of the finale. "I think she's very apathetic. Her reason to live has been taken from her. Amy was her heart."
"Her deciding in the season finale that she was going to live wasn't necessarily for her," she continued. "It's because she didn't want another death on her hands. Dale gave her no choice. She's looking at this man and he's saying, 'I'm going to die if you don't get it together. I'm going to die if you don't come with me.' ... She kind of hates him for it, because she wants to check out."
As for what lies ahead for Andrea, Holden alluded to the character's evolution into the group's resident sharpshooter in "The Walking Dead" comics.
"[At first], Andrea doesn't know that she has this skill set," said Holden. "I think that will organically unfold where she'll actually go to the shooting range or something will be written where she's like, 'Oh, I'm a natural!' I am so excited, because I have a little bit of a tomboy in me, but I'm very excited to start going out with the guys and start shooting zombies."
"You can borrow my crossbow," Reedus added, citing his character's affinity for culling the zombie hordes with a well-placed crossbow bolt instead of a bullet.
"That's so sweet," laughed Holden.
When it comes to the hot-headed, squirrel-hunting younger Dixon brother he plays in the series, Reedus is a bit more optimistic about Daryl's evolution in Season Two.
"I think there are leader qualities in Daryl, so I think once some trust issues are more defined, he'll take on roles that are less hot-headed," said the actor.
"Maybe he'll find some love," teased Holden.
"I think once he's out of the shadow of his big brother, I think he can man up and be less of the eight-year-old, and not exactly a kick-ass man, but a make-decisions man," said Reedus.
12/05/2010
12/04/2010
makin' creepy an art
As already sayed
i can't help loving Norman Reedus makin' creepy an Art!!
So it is in this awesome movie.
I know this poor one was 'victim' to many devastating reviews which i can't understand.
Dark Harbor is filled with twists and subplots reminiscent of Hitchcock; the darkness of hidden truths and realities behind the veil of the Weinberg's marriage, will leave you breathless.
The mysterious stranger reluctantly accepts their help and by morning the incident is virtually forgotten, until a series of coincidences leads him back into their lives and into their home.
As events slowly unfold at the isolated retreat, what began as an act of kindness slowly gives way to a bizarre love triangle that ultimately forces the couple into a frightening spiral of sex and betrayal, where nothing is what it seems.
12/03/2010
12/02/2010
12/01/2010
11/30/2010
Q&A What's the weirdest thing you ever ate?
Q: What was your favorite part about playing Daryl?
A: He's such a mixed guy. Growing up with a brother like Michael Rooker's character, you'd imagine he'd have tons of chicks on his shoulder. I think trying to find a way to be the little brother, but still be a badass in his own way and still show that he cares about his brother. Trying to show that he has feelings and trying to find a likable guy in a racist, you know?
Q: How do you make a racist likable?
A: I was looking for that fine line to get to where I actually join the group and become somebody that they can trust. I'm sort of like this pet snake: somebody that is around all the time and works with all these people, but he might snap at any second. It's like, you have to pick and choose your friends carefully, and sometimes you get stuck with whoever is not bitten. And the best part is that Daryl could go so many different ways since he's such a wild card. He could hook up with someone, he could become a total crazy person or maybe just become a really nice guy.
Q: Between starring in The Boondock Saints and this, you've handled your fair share of weapons on-screen. How did the crossbow compare?
A: Dude, I got to say I love the crossbow. I mean it's just fun. Guns are fun, I can't deny that shooting guns in movies isn't fun. But I had never used a crossbow before, and it's pretty rad.
Q: It's nice and silent.
A: Yeah totally! The only thing is that you have to reload real quickly. What I need is one of those automatic crossbows... if they even make those.
Q: Daryl seems well-suited to the apocalypse. Do you think you'd fare as well?
A: Oh no way dude, I would run and hide. I don't know what I would do. I'd probably just end up stealing a purple Lamborghini and go joy-riding until a walker caught me. I mean, I am pretty tough, but I'm not Daryl tough.
Q: Having starred in Blade II, where do you land on the Vampires vs. Zombies debate?
A: Dude I am so about this show right now, so I say zombies all the way. I have got to say this is one of the most fun jobs I have ever had. Vampires are fun too, and that was a blast, but I am all about the zombies right now.
Q: Having become known for your Irish accent, was it difficult to pull off a Southern one?
A: Actually Irish is harder to pull off. I know southern people and I really like the midwest, so I can tap into that a little bit. It's easier to sound angry with southern than it is Irish. Yelling Irish you can sound like an angry Leprechaun. I think me screaming like I am going to kill you in Irish doesn't work. Plus, it just goes so well with Daryl. It's just something about having a crossbow and having squirrels around your neck and being sweaty down in Atlanta.
Q: Have you ever cooked squirrel stew?
A: Nah man, I live in New York. We just got rats here, no squirrels.
Q: What's the weirdest thing you ever ate?
A: I did this film in China where we shot on top of the Geat Wall. I remember for dinner during the weekend they made this huge feast: We had one plate of frogs that were standing upright, three of them, making a tripod and they were like bloated white blue frogs. The next dish was slugs, just moving with all these sauces. Then the next dish was a giant snake that was coiled and the head was chopped off, and they took a cantaloupe and carved out a little dragon head and stuck it on there. And then another dish came by and it was a soup in a turtle, but the turtle was just freshly killed and sort floating there. I did just eat a taco -- I guess that was pretty weird, too.
A: He's such a mixed guy. Growing up with a brother like Michael Rooker's character, you'd imagine he'd have tons of chicks on his shoulder. I think trying to find a way to be the little brother, but still be a badass in his own way and still show that he cares about his brother. Trying to show that he has feelings and trying to find a likable guy in a racist, you know?
Q: How do you make a racist likable?
A: I was looking for that fine line to get to where I actually join the group and become somebody that they can trust. I'm sort of like this pet snake: somebody that is around all the time and works with all these people, but he might snap at any second. It's like, you have to pick and choose your friends carefully, and sometimes you get stuck with whoever is not bitten. And the best part is that Daryl could go so many different ways since he's such a wild card. He could hook up with someone, he could become a total crazy person or maybe just become a really nice guy.
Q: Between starring in The Boondock Saints and this, you've handled your fair share of weapons on-screen. How did the crossbow compare?
A: Dude, I got to say I love the crossbow. I mean it's just fun. Guns are fun, I can't deny that shooting guns in movies isn't fun. But I had never used a crossbow before, and it's pretty rad.
Q: It's nice and silent.
A: Yeah totally! The only thing is that you have to reload real quickly. What I need is one of those automatic crossbows... if they even make those.
Q: Daryl seems well-suited to the apocalypse. Do you think you'd fare as well?
A: Oh no way dude, I would run and hide. I don't know what I would do. I'd probably just end up stealing a purple Lamborghini and go joy-riding until a walker caught me. I mean, I am pretty tough, but I'm not Daryl tough.
Q: Having starred in Blade II, where do you land on the Vampires vs. Zombies debate?
A: Dude I am so about this show right now, so I say zombies all the way. I have got to say this is one of the most fun jobs I have ever had. Vampires are fun too, and that was a blast, but I am all about the zombies right now.
Q: Having become known for your Irish accent, was it difficult to pull off a Southern one?
A: Actually Irish is harder to pull off. I know southern people and I really like the midwest, so I can tap into that a little bit. It's easier to sound angry with southern than it is Irish. Yelling Irish you can sound like an angry Leprechaun. I think me screaming like I am going to kill you in Irish doesn't work. Plus, it just goes so well with Daryl. It's just something about having a crossbow and having squirrels around your neck and being sweaty down in Atlanta.
Q: Have you ever cooked squirrel stew?
A: Nah man, I live in New York. We just got rats here, no squirrels.
Q: What's the weirdest thing you ever ate?
A: I did this film in China where we shot on top of the Geat Wall. I remember for dinner during the weekend they made this huge feast: We had one plate of frogs that were standing upright, three of them, making a tripod and they were like bloated white blue frogs. The next dish was slugs, just moving with all these sauces. Then the next dish was a giant snake that was coiled and the head was chopped off, and they took a cantaloupe and carved out a little dragon head and stuck it on there. And then another dish came by and it was a soup in a turtle, but the turtle was just freshly killed and sort floating there. I did just eat a taco -- I guess that was pretty weird, too.
Wild start to Career!
Tront Sun Interview
NEW YORK -- Norman Reedus got drunk at a Hollywood party a few years ago. The rest is history.
NEW YORK -- Norman Reedus got drunk at a Hollywood party a few years ago. The rest is history.
"I became obnoxiously drunk, and started screaming, up on the second level in a room full of Hollywood big wigs.
I was just, just drunk. And a girl came up to me and said, 'Ever thought of being an actor?' and I was like, get away." But the girl was attractive. "So we all went to this place for pizza, and on a dare I went and met a lady directing a play at the Tiffany Theatre on Sunset.
I got the play. I got an agent. She started sending me on auditions.
"I got Mimic right away." Indeed he did. Reedus, currently the villain in Deuces Wild, a gang tale set in the '50s that opened Friday, also stars in Blade II and has a raft of other movies to his credit, including Gossip, The Beat, Boondock Saints, 8MM, I'm Losing You, Dark Harbor and Preston Tylk. A movie called Six Ways To Sunday opened another chapter in his career -- publicity stills from the film caught Muccia Prada's eye and Reedus became part of an ad campaign that had already featured John Malkovich, Tim Roth, Willem Dafoe, and Joaquin Phoenix.
The Prada campaign was bigger than any of the movies he'd appeared in. "All of sudden I was going in for movies and the casting ladies were saying (he adopts a coy voice) 'Is that a Prada sweater you're wearing?' and all of a sudden I was the Prada model.
Which was cool, because before that I had the one suit that me and my six friends shared."
Will he continue being a model? He laughs. "I'm not very good at it. I don't really have the patience. I'm short and I like beer. I don't like people touching my face. I don't like posing. The thing with acting is you try to ignore the camera. With photography, you have to work the camera. I'm not good at the latter."
Reedus, 32, was born in Florida and grew up mostly in North California.
He says his father is a motivational speaker and his mother sells coffins.
Despite the successful acting career, Reedus is actually -- who knew? -- an artist, and always has been. During his early days in Los Angeles, "I did some shows as a painter and sculptor. I worked at Dr. Carl's Hog Hospital in Venice, working on Harleys. I was skimming the surface, just barely getting by."
His last art show was in Beverly Hills. His last series of paintings was all about what he calls his "obsession with babies." He himself has a boy of two named Mingus, whose mommy is model/photographer Helena Christensen, who has been with Reedus for about four years. They will likely marry this year.
On the acting side, Reedus is next shooting Octane, which he describes as a psychological thriller, in Luxembourg. "I play the father in a family of young runaways, who basically hitchhike, then cause the car to crash, and then do a bunch of bad things.
It's weird," he says, laughing. He also just finished making a film in China. So if he'd never got drunk at that Hollywood party? "I just wanted to make a quiet life for myself as a painter. I was really into it. I was starting to make a name for myself. "My ultimate goal was to move to Montauk and live in some spooky house with a bunch of cats. And just paint."
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