I generally believe a person's private beliefs are just that; private beliefs. On the other hand, if a person ends up on CNN for stalking 10 million strangers while simultaneously professing strong beliefs in a loving God...
Just heard from a U.K. television viewer that my torso was used on the program “World’s Greatest Body Shockers” on the E4 channel. Apparently a Google search for pics of Christian Bale’s torso from The Machinist returns this one of my own creepy ribcage as the first result and a researcher at the channel snagged [...]
Director Jason Zada’s interactive short horror film starring Bill Oberst Jr, Take This Lollipop, is still the world’s fastest-growing Facebook application, and is now officially the most popular in Facebook history. Since its debut on Oct 17, 2011 Take This Lollipop has generated 12.5 million “likes” and over 60 million unique hits. The viral sensation has [...]
He’s been sitting at the bus stop just down from my apartment building in Hollywood for a couple of weeks now. Everything he owns is piled up in carts beside him. He keeps his head down and wears shades. He’ll ask you for spare change once, but if you say no he won’t bother you [...]
Trevor Juenger’s script for the art-house horror film Coyote made me slow down. Actors read a lot of scripts and we read them quickly. We are selfish pigs (as are all humans by nature) so we scan scripts until we get to our prospective character’s lines, only then do we slow down and savor every word. God [...]
Was Simon Leach a murderous bastard? Or was he just having fun? Children Of Sorrow a film by Jourdan McClure 2012 Father Simon is waiting.
http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/news-and-features/e3i4ef51a35fea2a26d8f668df6081602a4 Bill is featured in a November interview for Backstage Magazine’s national print and online editions for Sarah McKinley Oake’s feature “Who Got The Part?” Oakes questions Bill about the difference in perceptions of actors on stage and screen.
Interviewer Brian Shirley pops the questions to Bill in this July 2011 sit-down. When Brian asks Bill for his craziest experiences while filming, the answer includes naked nuns, spousal rape, a sugar-sniffing Devanny Pinn and a bloodmobile that the zombies just can't seem to tip over.
I made a mistake this year. A mistake I’ll never repeat. I tried to be normal. On-screen, I mean. There was this role – a hero lead with an attractive family. I know, I know. But when they offered it to me, I took it. What possessed me? Old demons, I guess. All my life I’ve wondered [...]
http://www.ravenxthelivingdeadgirl.com/bill-oberst-jr-interview.php Horror & Cult film expert RavenX The Living Dead Girl is known for spending months researching her subjects before an interview to make sure her questions are fresh and inventive. This December 2011 interview with Bill Oberst Jr. fits the RavenX pattern, as The Living Dead Girl puts Bill’s feet to the proverbial fire [...]