***ORIGINAL MUSIC***: Take a listen to the original music for my screenplay "Blues Like Rain" here : http://www.mp3.com/mattbeckham ***THOUGHTS ON MUSIC***I love the Blues all the old progenitors of Rock and Roll: Son House, Leadbelly, Mississippi Fred McDowell. I love Bonnie Raitt, she comes from a Blues core. But I listen to everything: Queen, Bob Dylan, The Raconteurs, Tom Waits, Prince. I do love Prince. Music to me is best when it's a lament. When it bemoans the failings of a limited world. That's why at it's core good music is in the end the Blues.
Movies
What can you say? Where else does it all come together, it's a painting, it's the written word, it's a performance, it's an editorial, it's a story, it's a record, it's a hope. I think the allure of movies is that they allow us to control at least a semblance of reality. If you are over twenty four, and sometimes even younger you will know how mortal you are. But in the movies we can create the world as it should be. We can take the chaos or life and wring out of it a story and in a story the ending doesn't have to be happy but it has to have a sort of mythic wisdom. So if you cry at trailers and have a sneeking suspcion that good movies are like church then we will be on the same page. And then of course it's always fun to see zombies shot and large gorilla's climb skyscrapers. Movies are good for the best and the worst in us.
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Married
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn
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No / No
Children:
Someday
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About me: MY ACTING REEL IS BELOW.
TO THE LEFT IS THE CAST OF "SINNERS AND SAINTS". WILLIAM KAUFMAN THE DIRECTOR SAW FIT TO CAST ME AS DETECTIVE MOE TILLMAN. A YAT SPEAKING FLAT FOOT FROM THE NINT WARD. "SINNERS" IS A BRAWNY, FAST PACED THRILLER THAT FOLLOWS DETECTIVE SEAN RILEY THROUGH THE BLOOD SOAKED STREETS OF POST KATRINA NEW ORLEANS. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE IN THIS CAST ALONG SIDE A CHILD HOOD HERO OF MINE MR. TOM BERENGER. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE PROJECT.*********SEE ACTING REEL ABOVE Under my video section I have a few more scene's from some independent films I've been in.
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Above are pictures from festivals and screenings of the "Dueling Accountant"(www.theduelingaccountant.com). I play Jasper Grove a sword wielding lawyer, the villain of the piece. We had busy 2008 for the film. The cast and director desrve many congratulations for the following awards: BEST COMEDY, Philadelphia Independent Film Festival / BEST FIRST FEATURE, Long Island International Film Expo. / BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, Long Island International Film Expo. / BEST EDITING, Long Island International Film Expo / OFFICIAL SELECTION, Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival. Under my blog you can see a review of the film.*****************************************************************************************************************
HERE IS A SYNOPSIS FOR MY SCREENPLAY "BLUES LIKE RAIN" :
With a father lynched for raping a white woman and a mother dead from heartbreak, tragedy drove Samuel House into the arms of the Blues at an early age. Love and anger fueled his legendary status as a local Blues hero. In the South, in 1962 troubles abound and Samuel’s fortunes change for the better and worse. While a Chicago club owner auditions him for stardom, Samuel discovers that his girlfriend is pregnant. To fuel the fire, she is white. Determined to escape his father’s fate, Samuel digs deep to knock the club owner dead with his ticket out of the south: The Blues.
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Below is the trailer for "The Prodigy". It was featured at the San Francisco International Film Festival and chosen Best of Fest at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It is for rent at Blockbuster, Netflix and On Demand and for sale at Walmart. You can see the traler for another indie I was in "The Dueling Accountant" here: www.theduelingaccountant.com
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Thank you for the reply. I'll be looking forward to any announcements of upcoming screenings of the "Dueling Accountant"in N.E. Ohio area. The trailer looks very intriguing. The reviews sound great, I want to see this!!! Hope the winds of success blow your way, Berzerker.
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Hello Matt..Heard you kicked some butt on Sinners..Cant wait to see that finished product. Whats the scoop on Extenction? They told my part was in June but they also wanted me there for the build which would be soon as I remember
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