According to this item at Blu-Ray.com, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans will be released on the Blu-Ray format (and, one presumes, DVD also) on February 23. Contrary to some headlines, this does not constitute a straight to video release, as it is still on track for a limited theatrical run in November. Hopefully, if response is as good as most early reviews, it could still expand out for that, some feel it deserves it.
From Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 Ru will be attending Fangoria’s Trinity of Terrors convention in Las Vegas. Other guests will include Roger Corman, Malcolm McDowell, George Romero, John Waters and more. For tickets and more info: http://www.trinityofterrors.com/
UPDATE: Balk has reportedly cancelled her appearance at the convention “…due to accepting a film role which will be shooting as the convention”. Whether this schedule conflict relates to Thicker or another as yet unknown project is unclear.
Balk will be in Orlando, Florida on Oct. 9-11 for the Freakshow Film Fest. Other guests include Linda Blair, John Landis, Shannen Doherty and more. Further details can be found at their site, here
Fairuza will be in Hunt Valley, MD. September 25-27 for the Horrorfind Weekend convention. Other guests include Doug Jones of Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth fame, Margot Kidder, Fred Williamson, Danny “Machete” Trejo, Corbin Bernsen, Adrienne King of Friday The 13th and one half of Jay & Silent Bob, Jason Mewes. For ticket info, click here
Early next month (Aug. 6-9) Ru is scheduled to attend the Albuquerque Film Festival’s first time out. Details are sketchy at present, but keep an eye on the fest’s official site for more details. Other guests include Giancarlo Esposito (of The Usual Suspects and more recently the drug kingpin/fast food magnate of New Mexico in AMC network’s Breaking Bad), Luce Rains (3:10 to Yuma, No Country for Old Men, Appaloosa), Marvel Comics director of games Todd Jefferson, Special Effects artist Zaid Serafi and Faran Tahir of Star Trek, Iron Man and Charlie Wilson’s War.
Is there any other kind. The next in what is now officially a string of convention appearances for Balk will be in Orlando Florida from October 9 to the 11th for Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend. other guests include Adrienne Barbeau, Tippi Hedren, Sid Haig, George Romero and HG Lewis
The folks at Rope of Silicon have the trailer to Werner Herzog’s new movie with Ru which you can see here after you provide them with an age statement. Enjoy!
Images of Ru from the trailer:
On June 4 Balk will be at the Playboy Mansion hosting the fourth Marijuana Policy Project party. The evening will include a “live fire and glow performance”…or at least people will walk away in the frame of mind to believe they saw whatever it is to which that refers.
Tickets range from $800 to $900 dollars and are available through the link above.
Another convention appearance added to the itinerary, this time at “the southwest’s premiere horror convention”, Texas Frightmare Weekend in Dallas. The event runs from May 1st to the 3rd and also features Tobe Hooper, Alice Cooper, Linda Blair, Barbara Steele, Karen Black, Lena Heady, Thomas Dekker, William Forsythe and David F. Friedman.