http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/prairie 2008-12-05T10:54:38Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53033-sam-harris-friend-friday-35-actress-coach-lisa-picotte 2008-12-05T10:54:38Z SamHarris <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BwFILiKzJMM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BwFILiKzJMM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53033-sam-harris-friend-friday-35-actress-coach-lisa-picotte"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64342" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>► <a href="http://samharris.com/FF">samharris.com</a> </p> <p>Sam introduces you to Lisa Picotte, his friend Actress, Acting Coach and Mom to Vlog Person favorite, Gracie!</p> <p>LISA PICOTTE began acting at the age of eight as a member of the nationally-acclaimed Rainbow Company Children's Theatre Ensemble in Las Vegas, NV. She was required to work on every show in the five-show season in some capacity, either onstage or behind the scenes. While she was a member, Rainbow Company was awarded the title Best Children's Theatre in the United States two years in a row. By the time she left the company, Lisa was a veteran of over 40 productions, including drama, comedy and musical theatre. Lisa went on to study at Los Angeles City College's Theatre Academy and began working professionally at the age of 18.</p> <p>Lisa's film and television credits include regular and recurring roles on such series as His and Hers, Married with Children, Great Scott!, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and Dangerous Women, as well as guest roles on such series as The Closer, ER, The X-Files, The Fighting Fitzgeralds, Titus, Step by Step, Wings and Howe High. Film credits include roles in the soon-to-be-released Jekyll, The Earth vs. The Spider, Enchanted, Strange Days and The Homestead. </p> <p>You may have seen her running down a grocery store aisle, scooping up packages of Quilted Northern Bathroom Tissue or serving up bowls of Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, as she has done dozens of national television commercials, including such other products as Western Union, Pizza Hut, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Nutri-system, and Zings, among others.</p> <p>One of Lisa's favorite projects was creating and hosting the cult-favorite Internet series entitled Oh, For God's Sake, I Don't Get It!, episodes of which can still be seen at www.onlinevoice.com.</p> <p>Lisa is the recipient of several critics' awards and nominations for her extensive work in Los Angeles legit and musical theatre, including such productions as Merrily We Roll Along, both at West Coast Ensemble and Reprise! (LA Weekly Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Company (Garland and Dramalogue Awards), A Quarrel of Sparrows (LA Weekly Award nominee), Music From Down the Hill (Dramalogue Award), and Quilters (Dramalogue Award), among many others. In addition to West Coast Ensemble, Lisa is also a member of the Musical Theatre Guild, having appeared in many of their productions, including I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Parade, Allegro, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Louisiana Purchase.</p> <p>Lisa received a scholarship and studied Shakespeare at London's Royal National Theatre, and is currently writing a screenplay based on her recently-published short story Casino Eyes. </p> <p>She currently lives in Los Angeles, and in her free time, like her actor-husband David Kaufman, is obsessed with games -- hearts, mah jong, Yahtzee, Michigan Rummy -- whatever -- it doesn't matter, as long as she wins! Her proudest achievement is being mother to daughter Gracie and son Henry Oliver.</p> <p>Lisa's Resume:</p> <p>"Jekyll" .... Nurse (2007) <br />"The Closer" .... Cynthia Donahue (2006) <br />"ER" .... Pregnant Woman (2002) <br />"Earth vs. the Spider" .... Goth girl (2001) <br />"Titus" .... Girl #1 (2001) <br />"The Fighting Fitzgeralds" .... Pregnant Woman #1 (2001) <br />"The X Files" .... Stacey Muir (1999) <br />"Enchanted" .... Sabrina Addams (1998) <br />"Interstate '76 Nitro Pack" .... Jade Champion (1998) <br />"Interstate '76 Arsenal" .... Jade Champion (1998) <br />"Step by Step" .... Tiffany (1997) <br />"Interstate '76" .... Jade Champion (1997) <br />"Married with Children" .... Mindy (1995-1996) <br />"Strange Days" .... Lori from Encino (1995) <br />"Wings" .... Karen (1995) <br />"Invisible:Chronicles of Benjamin Knight" Kidnapped Girl (1994) <br />"Fievel's American Tails" .... Lorna Holcomb (1992) <br />"Dangerous Women" .... Sharon Higgins (1991) <br />"Matters of the Heart" .... Marjorie (1990) <br />"His & Hers" .... Mandy Lambert (1990) <br />"Falcon Crest" .... Julie (1989) <br />"Highway to Heaven" .... Susie Morris (1989) <br />"Say Anything" ... Girl #1 (1989) <br />"Freddy's Nightmares, Nightmare on Elm Street" .... Jill (1989)</p> <p>For more on Lisa Picotte, check her out at: <br />http://www.lisapicotte.com</p> <p>The NEW CD by Sam Harris, "Free" ...</p> <p>► <a href="http://samharris.com/free">samharris.com</a> </p> <p>► <a href="http://SamTUNES.net">SamTUNES.net</a> <br />... to download Sam Harris songs and full albums. </p> <p>► <a href="http://MySpace.com/SamHarrisMusic">MySpace.com</a> <br />... keep up to date, and be Sam's MySpace friend!</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com">SamHarris.com</a> <br />... information, biography, discography and buy cds.</p> <p>LEGAL & BUSINESS CONTACT: <br />http://SamHarris.com/contact.htm <br />© All videos property of Sam Harris</p> <p>--</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53033-sam-harris-friend-friday-35-actress-coach-lisa-picotte">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48177-riz-khan-little-mosque-on-the-prairie-31-jul-08-part-1 2008-10-28T21:29:41Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3aOTC72fXME&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3aOTC72fXME&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48177-riz-khan-little-mosque-on-the-prairie-31-jul-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57987" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>How did a bunch of Muslims living on the rural North American prairie become some of the most popular characters in Canada?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48177-riz-khan-little-mosque-on-the-prairie-31-jul-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39563-kao-kalia-yang-s-the-latehomecomer-a-hmong-family-memoir 2008-12-05T10:30:28Z atomburke <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JSzQffmBmPI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JSzQffmBmPI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39563-kao-kalia-yang-s-the-latehomecomer-a-hmong-family-memoir"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44656" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Kao Kalia Yang's first book, "The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir," is available from Coffee House Press.</p> <p>She was in Iowa City to give a reading at Prairie Lights Bookstore.</p> <p>http://www.coffeehousepress.org/</p> <p>http://www.prairielights.com/</p> <p>http://atomburke.com</p> <p>© 2008</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39563-kao-kalia-yang-s-the-latehomecomer-a-hmong-family-memoir">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/31987-cair-rep-comments-on-impact-of-muslim-sitcom 2008-11-14T02:02:37Z CAIR <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1QJuCC7FCFE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1QJuCC7FCFE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/31987-cair-rep-comments-on-impact-of-muslim-sitcom"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/34457" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper appears on MSNBC to discuss the new Canadian comedy series "Little Mosque on the Prairie."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/31987-cair-rep-comments-on-impact-of-muslim-sitcom">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/31986-cair-rep-discusses-impact-of-muslim-sitcom 2008-10-23T09:33:14Z CAIR <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Me5H_YQiknM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Me5H_YQiknM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/31986-cair-rep-discusses-impact-of-muslim-sitcom"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/34456" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>CAIR spokeswoman comments on the impact of the new Muslim sitcom, "Little Mosque on the Prairie."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/31986-cair-rep-discusses-impact-of-muslim-sitcom">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/16907-little-mosque-on-the-prairie-episode-1-part-1 2008-10-19T09:30:48Z Filmmaker In A Rucksack <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_I4YrgGHCXE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_I4YrgGHCXE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/16907-little-mosque-on-the-prairie-episode-1-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/16635" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/16907-little-mosque-on-the-prairie-episode-1-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/9165-jon-stewart-stones-stephen-colbert-from-a-glass-house 2008-10-14T11:16:30Z LiberalViewer <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uLxAWWKOjNc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uLxAWWKOjNc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/9165-jon-stewart-stones-stephen-colbert-from-a-glass-house"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/9240" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>When Jon Stewart brought up old footage of Stephen Colbert to embarrass him in their between-the-shows conversation first airing January 25, 2007, I was left with questions about Jon Stewart's vulnerability to revenge.</p> <p>The short clip from the Daily Show is taken from a longer segment available on the Comedy Central website at: <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=81282">www.comedycentral.com</a> </p> <p>And, the short clips from Elmopalooza are taken from the DVD about which there is more info, including ways to obtain it, at: <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0167922/">us.imdb.com</a> </p> <p>Hope you like my Saturday morning cartoon uploaded a few hours early :-) Can you tell from this video that I'm a stay-at-home dad?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/9165-jon-stewart-stones-stephen-colbert-from-a-glass-house">Watch the video</a>