Day 7 Some people (named Kelly) considered this day to be the most torturous. This is because we shot for almost the entire day in one room (many scenes) and it was the hardest room to light and work in. … Read More
Day 6 was our first of 2 (or maybe 3) huge ensemble cast days. We had to get two major, long scenes in 2 settings done on Day 6 (the first day with Karin and Leah both back after Day … Read More
Day 5 We got to start the day throwing Rachel down the stairs. We gave her some knee pads, so it was cool. (I kid. We didn’t give her knee pads.) We also got to make her uncomfortable by shoving … Read More
Day 4 For Day 4, we continued our basement antics! One of (what I made up as) the classic scenes in a film like this is the wine cellar scene. The only problem was that the Beach Mansion a rental … Read More
Day 3 We began the third day of principal photography doing something that felt a little strange. We had rented the Beach Mansion for its lavish rooms and fancy decor, and on Day 3, we decided to spend a whole lot … Read More
Jade Sylvan photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal An 80-minute (or so) movie might not be able to really explore the subtleties and histories in a way that is sufficient to fully immerse you all in the universe of TEN. So, … Read More
Day 2 The second day of TEN principal photography was the first shooting day at our primary shoot location, the Beach Mansion in Barrington, RI. We arrived in RI around 3 PM and got to immediately unpacking, building the light kits, setting … Read More
The first day of TEN principal photography took place in Gloucester, MA at Wingaersheek Beach. This beach was selected to portray the rocky, metamorphic cliffs of Spektor Island. Almost all of TEN was shot out of order, but it is actually … Read More
I’ll post a full year summary soon, but here’s just a quick recap of what we managed to put out this year. Our original goal was to release 10 albums/EPs in 2012. We got a little sidetracked making movies and … Read More
We’d previously told you much about the Dolphinspiracy. Now, here is the full truth about the end of the world: The Dolphinspiracy (a short film) by Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola. This was made originally to warn the fine people of … Read More
Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal TEN the movie Principal Photography OverviewNow that I am finally just beginning to recover from principal photography for TEN, I finally have the time and the focus to present a recap of each of the days of … Read More
t December Wiretap Wednesday is here!! This page ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ) will be the location of the livestream and time listings for performing acts. Beady Sea is our feature performer tonight, December 5th!Facebook Event Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, MA All Ages! … Read More
In addition to making some of our own music videos, we always have fun appearing as extras in other people’s videos. Here’s Ryan Lee Crosby‘s “Angel of Mercy” music video. See if you can spot us! Directed and Edited by … Read More
We are very excited to share a surprise work by Man On Fire Design that arrived in our inbox this morning! Nothing quite like awesome surprise art! I have decided that it should be the cover to the novelization of … Read More
Why would someone want to make a silent film in 2012? The Story of The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s “A Brief History of Flight” We all have a desire to escape that which imprisons us, and this inspires us to … Read More
We had a great time playing a full set on Somerville Rocks! (FB) on Somerville Community Access Television recently. The whole show is now available for your enjoyment. We even tried out a new song, “Episode 10 – Living in Harmony.” … Read More
Very excited to share this wonderful image for our first TEN postcard! More about the creation of the card from kristilyn! Greetings from Spektor Island by kristilyn – kristilynink.com
November Wiretap Wednesday is here!! This page ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ) will be the location of the livestream and time listings for performing acts. Leon Rich was our feature performer tonight, November 7th! Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, MA Also, connect with us on Facebook. … Read More
Live Toy Circus (With Performing CHAMELEON) by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: I bought a toy circus that came in the mail with a chameleon who crossed on a tightrope I bought a … Read More
GROW MAN GROW! (Ladies Too!) by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: Grow man grow, grow man grow, grow man, grow man, grow man grow! I’m sick of being called shorty. $7.98 new height … Read More
100 pc. Toy Soldier Set by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: It’s hard to fight a war when you’re flat Your safety’s not ensured when you slip between the cracks yes, it’s hard … Read More
Charles Atlas (Hey Skinny…Yer Ribs Are Showing!) by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: Hey, hey, hey, hey skinny, Hey, hey, bag of bones, Hey, hey, hey, hey skinny, Yer ribs are showing, … Read More
Polaris Nuclear Sub by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: 100 feet below the deep, periscope is coming down 200 feet below the deep, commander now is taking charge 300 feet below the deep, … Read More
Scary, Giant Size ALIEN-EYE Creature! by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: 7 feet tall acts, jumps, darts from 50 feet away obeys your command From another world as though it were alive Thriller, … Read More
Hypno-Coin by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: Look into my whirling motion Look into my swirling eye Look into my optic potion Look into my hypno-coin You are getting very sleepy, you will … Read More
Poster by Walter Sickert We had no plans to do additional fundraising after the end of the Kickstarter campaign for TEN. Surprisingly, however, we’ve had a lot of people say that they all together missed us talking about the Kickstarter … Read More
Go “like” the On The Town with Mikey Dee facebook page! OTTwMD plays local Boston music and is on every Wednesday from 9pm-Midnight and almost always features a live band around 10:30 – it’s on 91.5 WMFO – http://wmfo.org.Send your CDs to the station … Read More
While I am not directly involved in this project, I know a number of people who are, and I feel that it is an extremely interesting and valuable film. It is documentary about impressionist painter H. Somers, a Jewish German … Read More
t October Wiretap Wednesday is here!! ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ) Captain Easychord was our feature performer tonight, October 3rd! Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, MA All Ages! Free! (Logistical Details) Free Parking in the back, wine & beer & coffee at the Cafe! … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library convinced 5 of our favorite visual artists to join us: we provided each artist with a song to use as inspiration to create a visual piece. Each artist provided us with a visual work, … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit our project summary page for more information. We premiered these works at Out of the … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit our project summary page for more information. Each day this week, we will release a … Read More
SUCCESS!!! TEN is funded!!! Our Kickstarter campaign is over. Thank you all so much for being part of it. We’re totally blown away by how many people (258 in fact!!!) supported our endeavor to make our first feature film. It has … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit our project summary page for more information. Each day this week, we will release a … Read More
The Kickstarter page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists THE HOME STRETCH We’re down to the last 24 hours, but the really good news is we’ve reached the goal!!! Anything can still happen (pledges can be changed, etc. – I will say, please do warn us … Read More
photo courtesy of RachelLeah Blumenthal We’re very, very excited to announce that Porcelain Dalya has joined the cast of TEN in the role of the “co-ed!” We’ve worked with Dalya extensively in our videos for Darling Pet Munkee – she’s … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit our project summary page for more information. Each day this week, we will … Read More
UPDATE: Exclusive download of this song at: http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blogs/localmusic/2012/09/new_works_in_the_art_departmen.html The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit … Read More
Kickstarter project link (with info/ref trailer): http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists/ The most common question at the moment…How can I be in your movie TEN? Cast: ALL ROLES ARE CAST. Some of my thoughts on how to best apply / get a role:I am basically … Read More
Kickstarter project link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists Jade reads Jewel in her Jockeys!!! First and foremost, if we get to 100% funded by tonight at midnight, Jade Sylvan has agreed to read Jewel poems in “unflattering underwear” in Harvard Square. I don’t know quite what … Read More
TEN Kickstarter page: http://bit.ly/kickstart10We are EXTREMELY excited to announce that, thanks to a wave of contributions today, we have reached 75% funding (77% actually) and are now trending toward exactly 100% funded, according to Kicktraq. Your support means so much … Read More
t August Wiretap Wednesday is here!! This page ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ) will be the location of the livestream and time listings for performing acts. Paul Watts is our feature performer tonight, September 5th! Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, MA All Ages! Free! … Read More
Sophia Cacciola (photo by Kelly Davidson) TEN Kickstarter page: http://bit.ly/kickstart10 We’ve only got 7 days left to get another $4000 in support. A huge thanks to all of you who have been helping us get the word out all along! … Read More
Kelly Davidson’s 365th day of her 2011 365 days project TEN Kickstarter page: http://bit.ly/kickstart10 We are extremely excited that Kelly Davidson, brilliant photographer and videographer to the stars has joined the crew of TEN. Sophia and I have worked with Kelly many … Read More
Saint of Glass Worms 2012by Walter Sickert SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED! THANK YOU ALL!!!We had done this once before and it worked out wonderfully, so we’re giving it another go… This particular one is inspired by a Walter Sickert inkdrip and … Read More
Go “like” the On The Town with Mikey Dee facebook page! OTTwMD plays local Boston music and is on every Wednesday from 9pm-Midnight and almost always features a live band around 10:30 – it’s on 91.5 WMFO – http://wmfo.org. Send your CDs to the … Read More
We’re now officially past the halfway point on the Kickstarter campaign for TEN. As I try and process my thoughts on this adventure, I figured it might be nice to share them in case they are useful to others considering … Read More
Thanks so much to the amazing folks who have contributed to our Kickstarter campaign! We’re always about 48 hours behind on sending out thank you videos, but we promise, they are on the way and apologize if you were looking … Read More
It is with great sadness that I announce the departure of Holly Collins from https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/. Holly has been an integral member of the band since the beginning, inspiring one of the most popular audience questions – “what is that thing that Holly is … Read More
Our campaign: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists A huge thanks to our 122 backers and especially Phil Opitz, who stepped in when he could take us being $26 under 50% no more, for pushing us over the halfway mark! We’ve got a long way … Read More