It’s All Happened Before..
Posted on November 27, 2011 by James RileyDecember, 1770: New Hampshire hears the final word on the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. They are largely acquitted of the crime. January 1771 Governor Wentworth publishes reward for turning in deserted sailors, (40 shillings a piece) January 11, 1771: in Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1000 men show up for a militia muster. January 11, […]
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Reasons to Spread Courage!
Posted on November 18, 2011 by James RileyHi, folks. James Riley here. I wrote, directed, and acted in “Courage, New Hampshire,” and on behalf of the whole Courage, New Hampshire family (literally hundreds of people help make these episodes), I need to spend some time selling, so pay heed and spread the word. Reason #1 for buying Courage right now: IT […]
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Andrew Breitbart gets violent with Counterfeiter?
Posted on November 16, 2011 by James RileyCounterfeiter hanged! Burglar spared with a branding! In this sneak preview of Episode 2 Andrew Breitbart makes his big screen debut as the High Sheriff in 1770 Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Please Pardon My Progress
Posted on November 12, 2011 by James RileyThe Wee Little Minds Behind “Hell on Wheels” “..the battle of man scarring nature, verses, this, the beauty of nature..” “..in some ways it’s an anti-western..” “..hell on wheels is dragging the urban blight and the industry of the east across the west and changing it for ever; it’s kinda the beginning of the west […]
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Star Interviews — Episode 2
Posted on November 2, 2011 by James RileyMore Cast interviews. This time Cornelius speaks to Lorraine Pope, the dazzling, vibrant, irrepressible “Molly Pine.” We had lots of fun at the screening for Courage, New Hampshire episode II, not the least of which was the chance to get to have dinner and share conversation with some wonderful people who brought colonial America to […]
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Wholesome or Whole?
Posted on November 1, 2011 by James RileyHow ‘wholesome entertainment’ can be wrong-headed I’ve never been a big fan of calling the merely vulgar ‘ground-breaking.’ I can’t sit through more than about four minutes of Glee and I find even 45 seconds of Deadwood painfully trite in its practiced obscenity. The sort of person who writes a script merely to offend […]
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“On the Bay” with Tony Katz — October, 2011
Posted on October 29, 2011 by James RileyClick HERE to watch the interview. As promised, “On the Bay” — our show between shows. In this episode, Tony Katz asks Courage star Nathan Kershaw (“Bob Wheedle”) about loyalty, acting in America, and his home in Great Britain. Also featured: Lorraine Pope (“Molly Pine”) Click HERE to watch the interview.
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On the Bay
Posted on October 10, 2011 by James RileyWe shot our first “show between shows” on Saturday here at Riley’s Farm in Oak Glen, California. It will be a chance for our audience to meet the modern incarnations of some of our period people — Nathan Kershaw (“Bob Wheedle”) and Lorraine Pope (“Molly Pine.”) My sense is that a good interview show […]
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Keeping it a Surprise
Posted on September 26, 2011 by James RileyA team of editors led by K. Adithya Ashok have been assembling the 2nd episode of “Courage, New Hampshire,” and I get to look at the stunning results every day. I wish I could share the performance of Greg Martin as “The Burglar” with you, (above) because I’ve seen it now, at least 20 or 30 […]
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