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| '''Sideshow Cinema''' is the film production company run by B-movie award winning independent filmmaker and ] ].<ref name="moria">Moria: Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film Review</ref><ref name="jones-stephen">{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Stephen |title=The Essential Monster Movie Guide: A Century of Creature Features on Film, TV and Video |date=] |publisher=Billboard Books |location=] |isbn=978-0-83-207936-8 |pages=418}}</ref><ref>''Tower of the Obscure: The Films of Michael Legge'', Penguincomics.net</ref> | |||
| Sideshow Cinema's short film ''The Lemon Man'' was licensed to the ] show, ''Night Flight''.<ref name="lindenmuth">{{cite book |last=Lindenmuth |first=Kevin J. |authorlink=Kevin Lindenmuth |title=Making Movies on Your Own: Practical Talk from Independent Filmmakers |date=] |publisher=McFarland & Company |location=] |isbn=978-0-78-640517-6 |pages=10}}</ref> | |||
| The company was founded by Legge sometime in the 1980's and has produced over twenty films, including '']'', '']'', '']'', ''Sick Time'', '']'' and his award winning ] released political satire ''Democrazy''<ref>{{imdb title|id=0449905|title=Democrazy}}</ref><ref name="lindenmuth"/><ref></ref> | |||
| Sideshow Cinema's films have been screened worldwide. They have been shown at film festivals in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Venezuela.<ref name="lindenmuth"/> | |||
| == Stable of actors == | |||
| Sideshow Cinema has a stable of actors which Legge uses both on stage and in his films. The following actors appear in at least two of Sideshow Cinema's productions. | |||
| === Stacy Armstrong === | |||
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| Stacy Armstrong is an award winning stage and screen actress. She has worked with Legge on several plays he directed including ''The Philadelphia Story'', ''Cocoanuts'', ''Hotel Faux Pas'', “Ghost Train’’<ref>The Country Gazette, ] ], Vol. 22, Iss. 50, pg. C5, by: Jennifer Pollack, "Taking a ride on the 'Ghost Train'</ref> and ''The Crayon Jungle''. She also has a featured role in his 2005 comedy film ''Democrazy''. She has also worked on dozens of stage musicals and plays and worked on the independent comedy feature by filmmaker Eric Bruno Borgman called ''The Man in the Movie'' where she plays a silent film actress.<ref>The Man in the Movie Website</ref> Stacy is married and lives in Massachusetts.<ref>{{imdb name|id=2814873|name=Stacy Armstrong}}</ref> | |||
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| ===Eric Bruno Borgman=== | |||
| '''''' is an ] ], ] and ]. He is the son of the jazz writer George A. Borgman.<ref>’’Who's Who in America 2004’’ Volume 1, A-K, page 516.</ref> Borgman was heavily influenced by ], ] and ]. His feature film '''' is a modern-day silent comedy about a British ] drummer who accidentally deserts from his regiment and is hunted down for execution.<ref>The Herald of Scotland, "Let's Hear it for Silent Movies", Hannah McGill, ], ]</ref><ref></ref> | |||
| As an actor Borgman has worked on many films and television shows including, ''],'' '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=1076079|name=Eric Bruno Borgman }}</ref> He can also be seen as Dunz in Michael Legge's 2005 film ''Democrazy''.<ref>Democrazy DVD, End Credits, and Audio Commentary</ref> Borgman has worked with Legge on stage several times and played the title role in Legge's play ''The Fabulous Imbecile'' in 2002.<ref></ref><ref>The Country Gazette, "Players take on 'The Fabulous Imbecile' at Medway Library", Sara Withee, page B4.</ref> He continues to act on stage and in film and is continuing to write and produce his own ] projects. Director ] gave Borgman a scene with ] in ]<ref>Boston Magazine, "Boston's Most Well-Known", David Wildman, February 2008, page 24.</ref> | |||
| </ref> where he pays a French Customs Officer and accidentally stamps Clouseau's hand instead of his passport. After yelping in pain Clouseau calls him an, "Idiot!"<ref></ref> | |||
| === Maury Doyle === | |||
| Maury Doyle has worked for Sideshow Cinema in a couple of roles as an associate producer on Legge's ] film ''Working Stiffs'' and as an actor in both ''Working Stiffs'' and he palyed "Sam, the Judge" in ''Loons''.<ref></ref> Michael Legge's ] film ''Sick Time'' is dedicated to him.<ref>{{imdb name|id=1503664|name=Maury Doyle}}</ref> | |||
| === Ed Dunn === | |||
| Ed Dunn is a longtime friend and collaborator of Michael Legge. He has appeared on stage with Legge playing ] to Legge's ] in the stage versions of several of the ] musical comedies. Dunn is considered a superb visual actor and a great Harpo impersonator. On film Dunn has played the father of Honey Glaze in Legge's ''Honey Glaze'' and Dr. Triclops in ''Democrazy''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=1517516|name=Ed Dunn}}</ref> | |||
| === Edward Eck === | |||
| Edward R. Eck (b. ], ]) is an American stage and movie actor. He has appeared in at least eight films directed by Michael Legge and many more stage plays. Some of the films he has been in are ''Chat for Mrs. Order'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=0248494|name=Ed Eck}}</ref> | |||
| === Bob Eiland === | |||
| Bob Eiland is a Massachusetts-based New England area actor who received second billing in Legge's ] sci-fi comedy '']'' where he played Senator Rick Vapid.<ref>b-independent.com</ref> In the 1997 released film '']'' he acted in the Legge directed segment "Alien Abductee Interviews".<ref>{{imdb name|id=0251718|name=Bob Eiland}}</ref> | |||
| === Beverly Epstein === | |||
| Beverly Epstein is an actress who had the lead in Michael Legge's film '']''<ref name="jones-stephen"/> where she played "Lacey Shannon".<ref>{{imdb name|id=1531578|name=Beverly Epstein}}</ref> She received "Special Thanks" credits for ''Cutthroats''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=1793374|name=Beverly Epstein}}</ref> | |||
| === Tony Ferreira === | |||
| Tony Ferreira is a ] actor who has appeared in at least three of Michael Legge's Sideshow Cinema films. In 1999, he played Webb in '']''. Ten years before he appeared as Larry Shannon in '']'' in 1989<ref name="jones-stephen"/> and as Steve Weevil in 1991's '']''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=1530129|name=Tony Ferreira}}</ref> | |||
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| === Phil Fougere === | |||
| Phil Fougere has appeared in three Legge written and directed farces: '']'', '']'' and ''Democrazy''. Fougere is an accomplished vocalist and stage actor who has appeared in productions with The Medway Players, Gateway Players and Millis Theater Group. He is currently completing work on his first fiction novel tentatively entitled "Valuable Antiques."<ref>{{imdb name|id=1216465|name=Phil Fougere}}</ref> | |||
| === Robin Gabrielli === | |||
| Robin Gabrielli has played major roles in the last two Sideshow Cinema films, ''Democrazy'' and ''Honey Glaze''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=1504778|name=Robin Gabrielli}}</ref> Gabrielli is a New England actor and has worked with Michael Legge on stage as well as the movies. | |||
| === Bruce Harding === | |||
| Bruce Harding has acted in at least six Sideshow Cinema films written and directed by Michael Legge.<ref>{{imdb name|id=0362280|name=Bruce Harding}}</ref> He appeared in ''Chat for Mrs. Order'' in 1987 and played Carl Worm in 1989's ''Working Stiffs''.<ref name="jones-stephen"/> His acting in films seems to be mainly with as a Sideshow Cinema actor. | |||
| === Linda Baxter Hardy === | |||
| Linda Baxter Hardy is a New England area actress based out of Massachusetts who received first billing in Michael Legge's 1991 comedy '']''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=1505416|name=Linda Baxter Hardy}}</ref><ref>''Sophomoric comedy routines'' by Dennis Schwartz</ref> | |||
| === Alan Kennedy ===<!-- This section is linked from ] --> | |||
| Alan Kennedy is an important member of the Sideshow Cinema stable of actors having appeared in at least eight of Legge's films. His first known film of Legge's that he worked on was '']'' in 1987. In 1989, he played "Eldon" in '']'',<ref name="jones-stephen"/> Socks in 1991 in '']'' and "Don Drinkwater" in ] '']''. The next year Kennedy then appeared as "Terry Random" in ''Sick Time''. ] saw two more roles in Legge films, '']'' and '']''. He last appeared in 1999 in '']'' playing "Novak".<ref>{{imdb name|id=0447896|name=Alan Kennedy}}</ref> | |||
| === Michael Legge === | |||
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| Founder of Sideshow Cinema, and an award winning actor, director and screenwriter. Legge also acts in and directs stage plays and has written several comedy stage productions.<ref>{{imdb name|id=3650|name=Michael Legge}}</ref> | |||
| === Mary Ellen Maloney === | |||
| Mary Ellen Maloney has appeared in a least four Sideshow productions since playing a crazy woman in 1991's ''Loons''. She then played "Polly" in ''Cutthroats'' in 1994 and "Rene" in ''Sick Time'' the next year. Her last known work with Sideshow was in 1997's ''Potential Sins''. In 1997, Maloney also appeared as "Cindy Callabro" in the film ''Ralph Talk'' directed by ]. She also played a pregnant woman in ''Love... at Your Disposal'' which was released in 2000 and directed by ].<ref>{{imdb name|id=0540582|name=Mary Ellen Maloney}}</ref> | |||
| === BJ McCoy === | |||
| BJ McCoy (born ], ]) is an ] film and stage ] who has appeared in at least eight Sideshow Cinema comedies over a twenty year period, including ''Chat for Mrs. Order'', '']'', '']'', ''Cutthroats'', ''Sick Time'', '']'', '']'', and ''Democrazy''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=0566702|name=BJ McCoy}}</ref> He has performed live in numerous plays and musicals and has also worked as a director in theater.<ref>"The Country Gazette", Jennifer Pollack, "Taking a ride on the 'Ghost Train'", ], ], Vol. 22, Iss. 50, pg. C5.</ref><ref>"The Metro West Daily News", David Brooks Andrews, "Local troupe performs at theater festival", ], ], Vol. 8, Iss. 216, pg. C3.</ref> | |||
| === Diane Mela === | |||
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| '''Diane Mela''' is an ] ] ] whose latest ] is ''The Birthday Present'', produced at Dedham Digital Studios. She has also regularly appeared in ] productions by director and filmmaker ], notably ''Democrazy'' and '']''. Mela also plays the character Groaner in the ] horror series ''The Dungeon of Dr. Dreck''. | |||
| === Cheryl Miller === | |||
| Cheryl Miller has appeared in at least four of Legge's Sideshow Cinema productions. Starting in 1991 she played a nurse in ''Loons''. Then she played "Ms. LeClaw" in 1995's ''Sick Time'' and "Madame Anne Slack" in ''Braindrainer'' which was released in 1999. ''Braindrainer'' was re-released in 2005 on DVD as the second feature along ''Democrazy'' where Miller portrays a puzzle victim. She was given a "Special Thanks" credit on Sideshow's ''Cutthroats'' in 1994.<ref>{{imdb name|id=588075|name=Cheryl Miller}}</ref> | |||
| === Todd Miller === | |||
| Todd Miller has worked on both sides of the camera and has been given "Special Thanks", credits on three Sideshow Cinema productions, ''Loons'', ''Cuththroats'', and ''Braindrainer''. He has also appeared on camera playing "Mr. Fishbreath" in ''Democrazy'', a restaurant patron in ''Honey Glaze'', "Robodoc" in ''Braindrainer'' and a character named "Fred who Stares", in ''Loons''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=1511940|name=Todd Miller}}</ref> | |||
| === Steven Mullahoo === | |||
| '''Steve Mullahoo''' (b. ] ]) is an ] independent film and stage actor who works out of ]. His most recent film was the 2005 award winning ] comedy ''Democrazy'' released by Sub Rosa Video where he played "Math McCue". | |||
| Mullahoo has been a close associate of Michael Legge and an important member of Legge's ]. He has worked with Legge since at least ], appearing in various films including '']'' where he played "R. L. Stevenson", '']'' and | |||
| '']'', where he played "Matt Retina". | |||
| === Jan Nargi === | |||
| Jan Nargi is a well known theater writer and reviewer. She is also an actress of the stage and screen. She has appeared in several Sideshow prodcutions, most recently playing a terrorist in ''Democrazy''. Nargi portrayed a character named "Nina Callous" in both Sick Time and Braindrainer and played Peg in Cutthroats and Pawn in Working Stiffs.<ref>{{imdb name|id=0621426|name=Jan Nargi}}</ref> | |||
| === Lorna Nogueira === | |||
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| Lorna Nogueira is an alumna of the ]. Her most notable roles have been in the award winning ''Democrazy'' and '']'', by writer and director ]. She played the First Lady in ''Democrazy'', which won best screenplay at the ] in ]. | |||
| She also has a stage career as both an actor and director, including directing the ]-based Medway Players' ''The Innocents'' (an adaptation of ]' novel '']''). She has written the ] plays ''The Crayon Jungle'' and ''Hell's Kitchen''. | |||
| === James O'Brien === | |||
| James O'Brien is a ] based actor and award-winning director. He has appeared in numerous Sideshow Cinema productions both on stage and on screen. His last film appearance was as Dr. Fooch in Legge's '']''. He also played roles in '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name="jones-stephen"/><ref>{{imdb name|id=1215282|name=James O'Brien}}</ref> | |||
| === Sydelle Pittas === | |||
| Sydelle Pittas is an American stage and film actress. She has worked with Legge on stage and with him in his 1999 comedy ''Braindrainer'' where she played “Dr. Belinda Garland.”<ref name="imdb-pittas">{{imdb name|id=1228614|name=Sydelle Pittas}}</ref> The film critic ] described her as, “very funny” in the role. In 2003, Pittas appeared in the world premiere of ] play ''Circles of Time'' where she played an octogenarian and was described as being, “captivating,” by ] stage critic ]. She is also a stage director and directed “Doctor Please!” on the stage in Boston in 2003.<ref name="imdb-pittas"/><ref></ref> | |||
| === James Porter === | |||
| '''James Porter''' is an ] ] ]. His most recent movie is the award winning ] film, Democrazy, in which he plays the crazed '''Professor Wagstaff'''. | |||
| He has built up a collecting of strange and bizarre characters both on stage and in films including lunatic killer and a crazed clown. He is married to actress Bunny Porter who has appeared in several films with him. | |||
| === Phyllis Rittner === | |||
| Phyllis Rittner is an American actress who lives in Massachusetts. She played in '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{imdb name|id=0728844|name=Phyllis Rittner}}</ref> She debuted on stage with the Concord Players in Concord, Massachusetts in 1995 playing "Rose" in ''Dancing at Lughnasa''. Other stage performances include "Corinne" in ''Luxury Cruse'', "Alice" in ''The Octette Bridge Club'', and "Gabrielle" in ''Meanwhile Back on the Couch''.<ref></ref> | |||
| === John Shanahan === | |||
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| John Shanahan is a stage and screen actor who debuted in a Michael Legge film as "Chip Martin" in ''Democrazy''. Shanahan has also worked for Jodom Pictures where he acted in '']''. Shanahan is also writer and playwright having written several stage plays within the past few years. He has appeared onstage with Legge several times which includes ''Hotel Faux Pas''.<ref></ref><ref>{{imdb name|id=1851610|name=John Shanahan}}</ref><ref></ref> | |||
| === Ruth Shane === | |||
| Ruth Shane is a New England area actress based out of Massachusetts. She appeared in a total of four Sideshow Cinema productions starting in 1987 in '']''. Shane played "Liz" in '']'' in 1989 and then "Margaret" in '']'' in 1991. She received a Special Thanks credit on ''Loons'' as well. Her last film for Legge was in ] '']'' where she portrayed "Lucille".<ref>{{imdb name|id=0788078|name=Ruth Shane}}</ref> | |||
| === Rebecca Tredeau === | |||
| Rebecca Tredeau is an actress whose most recent film role was as "Anne" in the 2003 drama '']'' directed by ].<ref name="imdb-trudeau">{{imdb name|id=0871658|name=Rebecca Tredeau}}</ref> James' work with Michael Legge and Sideshow Cinema goes back to at least ] when she appeared as "Bat Girl" in the film ''Sick Time''. In 1997 she acted in both '']'' and '']'' and then in 1998 she appeared in the Dryer Straits segment directed by Legge in Creaturerealm: Demons Wake.<ref name="moria"/> Her last known association with Sideshow was when she played "Dour" in '']'' in 1999 where she also received a credit under Special Thanks.<ref name="imdb-trudeau"> | |||
| === Jay Washburn === | |||
| Jay Washburn—sometimes credited as Jay Bob Washburn—is a New England independent film actor based out of Massachusetts. He has worked on over eight of Michael Legge's films. Not only has he appeared as an actor in at least six films but he has also taken on the roles of sound man for such films as '']'', ''Sick Time'', '']'', '']'' and '']'' as well as associate producer for ''Loons'' and ''Working Stiffs''. As an actor he is one of Legge's chosen few for he has played most recently in 2003 the waiter in '']''. But he can also be seen in small roles in ''Braindrainer'', ''Sick Time'', ''Loons'', ''Working Stiffs'' and ''Chat for Mrs. Order''. On Working Stiffs he was also credited as being the publicity stills photographer and on 1995's ''Sick Time'' he was credited as "Jay Bob Washburn" as being the cat wrangler.<ref>{{imdb name|id=0913358|name=Jay Washburn}}</ref> | |||
| === Phyllis Weaver === | |||
| Phyllis Weaver has been a long time member of Michael Legge's acting team. She has worked as an actress on stage under Legge's direction and in at least ten of his films. Her latest role was as Walker in his award winning comedy ''Democrazy'' (2005). She has appeared in ''Chat for Mrs. Order '', ''Working Stiffs'', '']'', '']'', ''Sick Time'', '']'', ''Alien Agenda:Under the Skin'', '']''<ref name="moria"/> and '']''. She was also an associate producer on ''Loons'' (1991).<ref>{{imdb name|id=0915933|name=Phyllis Weaver}}</ref> Weaver's latest work with Sideshow Cinema is in the movie '''' (2007).<ref></ref> | |||
| === Cherry Lynn Zinger === | |||
| Cherry Lynn Zinger has been a member of the Sideshow Cinema players since at least ] when she appeared in Michael Legge's comedy sci-fi film '']'' where she was a Nuisance Media Type.<ref name="imdb-zinger">{{imdb name|id=1507496|name=Cherry Lynn Zinger}}</ref> Zinger has acted on stage for many years. She has played "Rosalind" in ''As You Like It'', "Puck" in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', and "Bloody Mary" in ''South Pacific''. Zinger has appeared in over sixteen stage productions and fims.<ref></ref> She has been in several plays directed by Legge including most recently ''The Cat and the Canary'' in 2005. She had one of the starring roles in the comedy spy feature '']'' where she played Nurse Tarika and in the award winning ''Democrazy'' where she played Sim Moroshi.<ref name="imdb-zinger"/> | |||
| == References == | |||
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