Hey folks, Harry here with a fun little piece for you Ricky Jay fans. Kitano Agenda sent in the following and frankly, I though you might like a look see too. Here ya go...
Hi Harry,
I've come across an interesting project that the
amazing Ricky Jay is involved in. I'm a huge fan of
his so i'm always on the lookout. He was just here in
NYC giving a presentation at the Metropolitan Art
Museum called the 'Sleight and Shadow' which was
vintage Ricky. And he also has a really nice website
if you haven't already visited it:
RickyJay.Com
Well, the project he's in is called ESP Billy, and he
plays some sort of hillbilly online psychic. I think
these movies are just for the internet, but i'm hoping
they're released on DVD sometime in the future.
They're produced by the ad agency Fallon who put
together the BMW Films series that John Frankenheimer,
Ang Lee, Wong Kar Wai, Guy Ritchie, John Woo, Tony
Scott, and Alejandro González Iñárritu were
involved in a couple of years ago. These films are
COMPLETELY different than those, they're funny and
quirky and by the looks of them had a lower budget.
They were all directed by a new directing duo named
Honest. I found more of their work on their website
StayHonest.Com, they've done a few funny short
films, not sure what they're working on right now.
I think it's hilarious to see Ricky playing this
character, he even does a 'card trick' as a wink to
his fans. Right now you can only see the Pilot in
Quicktime, the rest of them you have to watch in some
weird Windows format, but I think they'll be updating
that soon.
ESPbilly.Com
I hope that P.T.Anderson puts Ricky in his new movie,
i missed him in Punch Drunk Love.
Kitano Agenda
