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RIVA GIJANTO
Star Trek : New Voyages
Star Trek : The Child
Buck Rogers In The 25TH Century
Virtual Army Experience
Chilli Palmer Photography
George Barris Car Spokesmodel
1) You come off as One-Of –A-Kind, Are you really that unique ?
I would like to think so! I’m different in a lot of ways like anyone would be, but whats different with me, is that i’m real with who i am or wish to be.
2) Explain your involvement in the NEW ‘Star Trek’?
I started as an extra for “Star Trek New Voyages” back in 05. My first time on set was, we were shooting “To Serve All My Days”, which played out nice as i got the name of “Natural faller”, and original character and guest star “Walter Koenig” As “Chekov” joined our set! I continued to play as an extra while multi tasking P.A (Production Assistant), makeup/wardrobe, all of the above, for our “Star Trek”, which again is Internet Based, and Is all Volunteer Work from trekkies all over the state and out of the state!
It was Up untill june 08 where i landed my first acting gig with “Star Trek The Child” As “Ensign Zahra” As The “Communications Officer” on the bridge, i would have that part anytime that “Uhura” original communtcations officer on the bridge, was not able to make it to our set! So i would play her role as my own character, which i did get to pick out my own character name, so it was a neat experience even though it was just a few lines I had a blast!
And through my years as a trekkie i met a few more originals from the original star trek like “Barbera Luna” As “Lt.Marlena Moreau” Played In Our Episode of “Enemy Starfleet”, and “George Takei” As “Lt.Commander Sulu”, and A Few More Originals, And Many Celebrity Faces
3) So, There is a NEW ‘Buck Rogers’?
There Sure Is Only We Are Technically Waiting On The Ok To Have it on Television, Which Wont Be Seen Till Early 2011, But Yes And Even had Originals Like “Gil Gerard As Buck Rogers” And “Erin Gray As Wilma Deering” Play The Parents Of “Buck Rogers Actor Bobby Rice” And Also Erin’s Daughter Samantha Hissong/Gray As Buck Rogers Girl Friend! Its “Buck Rogers In The 25Th Century”! And “Fred Olen Ray” Was The Director!
4) What is the BEST of RIVA, On /Off set ?
I Would Say The Best Of Me Off Set Would Deffinantly Be Hanging Out With My Nefew And 2 Neices When I Can, And My Fiance, And Crochet In the Winter, And Motorcycles In The Summer Ha-Ha! On Set I Deffinantly Try To Keep Things Fresh, Make People Laugh, I Even Do Hair And Makeup For Fun On Set!
5) What is the WORST of RIVA, On/Off set ?
The Worst For Me Off Set Is Depression Of Not Being On Set. And The Worst Of Me On The Set Would Have To Be….NOTHING Ha-Ha
6) One sentence descriptions-Fred Olen Ray_Content, Serious, But Very Outgoing/James Cawley_Very Inspiring, Serious, And True To His Heart!/George Barris__Very Charming, Funny, And All Out Amazing/ Gil Gerard___ Tough, Well Rounded, But Sweetly Sensitive/Chilli Palmer_Fantastic, Fabulous, And Lots Of Serious Fun .
7) What is ‘Virtual Army Experience’ ?
It Was An Event held in Rochester And Also Other Parts Of The State Where People Had The Chance To Play A Live Virtual Game Of The Army Experience, Of Course Its Not The Real Army, But It Gives People Around The World An Idea Of What Soliders Have And Had Gone Through During War, And Also Got To Meet And Talk To A Purple Star Soilder Tommy Reinman Whom Saved His Team During An Ambush In Iraq And Was Shot Many Times, But Saved Everyone! It’s A Great Experience And They Gave Out A Free Computer Game As Well. So Its Great To Show People All Around On What Goes On Before And During War..
Which is better , IN FRONT or BEHIND CAMERA ?
In Front, My Looks Always Speak To People, I Really Try To Push My Emotions Out Through The Camera So People Can See That I’m Not A Fake Person That I Am Truly True To Me And You! PLus Its Super Fun, I’m Always Having Fun And The People That Work With Me Always Have Fun Too, And That’s How I like It!!
9) Wanna talk about tattoos and piercings ?
Ha-Ha, Well I Have 6 Tattoos, A Butterfly Trible On My Lower Back Which Was My First Tattoo, That Was Just A Tattoo I Had Done When I First Turned 18! I Have A ButterFly On Each Breast, And When U Push Them Together They Make One Butterfly, Which Was A Really Neat Idea, Shows How Sensitive I Am, And I Even Named Them Phil And Lil! I Have My Name In Angel Wings On The Back Of My Neck, My Name Means Little Dreamer In Italian And I Never Want Anyone To Forget Who I Am 
And Also Have My Capricorn Sign On My Left Wrist, I Obviously Like To Show A Little Bit About Me Onto My Skin! And Lastly I Have A Huge Dragon On My Left Arm Which Is A Sleeve That Goes To My Forearm, It Started With A Small Dragon On Top Of My Left Arm Which Represents Strength, And Also My Idol And Inspiration Angelina Jolie When She Had Her dragon On Her Arm, So now I Have A Huge Dragon Undeneath It, I really Love Tattoos.
As For My Piercings Ha-Ha, I Have My Nose, My Ears, My Tongue, And My Nipples Pierced, My Tongue And Nipples Represent My Rebeliousness And Courageness And I Love Them Ha-Ha!
10) Here is that chance to ‘Say Something’, That will be repeated on the Internet Foreverrrr !
Well I really want To Say Is That I Am GreatFul For Everything And Everyone Have And Has Done For Me, i Don’t Have Regrets In The Indusrty, Its Something I Really Want To Succeed In, In My Life. I Certainly Am Multi talented But Taking One Talent At A Time, And Some Day I Hope That Things Go As Planned. I Would Like To Say To Others Is That You Will Have So Much Judgement In Everything You Do, But Take That One Good Comment Out Of A Thousand Bad Comments and Run With It, You Only Need You, To Believe In You, You’ll Have Many That Will Be Jealous And Not Understanding, But If You Have A Dream, Then Make It Reality, You Only Have “One Life To Live” “So Live Your Life Like Your Dreams”!! And Thank You Very Very Much!! MUAH 
30
Oct
09
2012 – SUPERNOVA
Starring : Brian Krause,Heather McComb
Directed : Anthony Fankhauser
This is really well done Science Fiction !
Krause is a classic hero,Kind of like Bruce Willis in Armageddon…That kind of bent.
McComb actually gets more to do and goes thru a myriad of emotions and has the audience against and THEN routing for her very next move.
The special effects are getting rave reviews,Tiny Juggernaut has seriously stepped up from journeyman techs to ” Hey,We have a threat on our hands Big Hollywood !”
Knowing there is a bigger budget,But similar film coming to theatres,This is not a ‘Mockbuster’ to be taken lightly.
Throughly entertaining and chracters that are allowed to breath with depth…Yes,Depth .
Jim Wynorski
1) Are you happy with ‘Your Place’ in cinema history ?
With a few notable exceptions, no one really knows their place in cinema history. Notable icons like Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley aside, average kids today have no clue about people like Robert Mitchum, Spenser Tracy and even Roy Rogers or Gene Autry who were superstars fifty years ago. I just hope my films continue to bring enjoyment to the audience. If maybe fifty odd years from now, someone living on a Martian outpost gets beamed a showing of CHOPPING MALL and enjoys it, my spirit will be very happy.
2)”Popatopolis”,Wanna explain or comment on this documentary of your work?
A director spent five years making this documentary about me. It was very flattering during the production period, but I was a bit worried how it might turn out. In the end, I found it very funny – even if it does take an occasional stab at me. It’s currently playing the specialty circuit, having just screened at RainDance in London to a packed crowd.
You have 4 movies out this year ? What happens in your free time,LOL ?
So far this year, I’ve done three erotics(THE HILLS HAVE THIGHS, BUSTY COPS GO HAWAIIAN and BUSTY COPS AND THE JEWEL OF DENIAL) plus a movie for SyFy starring David Carradine, DINOCROC VS. SUPERGATOR. Also did a kid’s movie in the midwest called MONSTER CRUISE. Upcoming in December is another monster flick called CAMEL SPIDERS. I know it sounds like a lot, but frankly I’d rather be working. Especially in today’s economy.
4)Given your reputation in film, what’s been your longest relationship?
That sounds more like a bitch slap than a back slap kind of question. Yes, I have a reputation for being quick tempered, but only with incompetant people. Most of the time, I’m a sweetheart, by my own admission. LOL. I would have to say my longest relationship in Hollywood would be with Roger Corman, whom I still work for now and then. Others include Fred Olen Ray, Paul Hertzberg(from Cinetel Films), and many fine actors and production people too numerous to mention.
Regrets?
A big one, I’m afraid. When I first came out to Los Angeles in early 1977 to work on the publicity campaign for STAR WARS, 20th Fox was worried they were holding onto the biggest turkey of their existence. I remember one of the license guys asking me if I wanted to buy the T-shirt or model rights for just $12,000. Not being ultra rich at the time, I had to decline. Had I known, I would have sold my car and lived on peanut butter and jelly till the film opened up in May.
5) ONE sentence descriptions
Roger Corman – The maestro of exploitation, my mentor and friend for 30 years; taught me everything worth knowing about film making.
Fred Olen Ray – A very warm-hearted guy and good friend since 1983. If you throw in Dave Decouteu, I think we’ll be remembered as the guys who kept the exploitation torch burning.
Gigi Erneta – A hot chick with a brain. Beware. A hot chick with a brain. Beware….
Michael Madsen – Done two films with Michael…both were pleasant and uneventful. I know he’s got the rep for things wild, but I never saw evidence of anything but professionalism.
Melissa Brasselle – My girl. Beautiful, sexy, brilliant, funny, talented. One stop shopping. Catch her on VH1’s TUFF LOVE in November.
6)BEST of JW On/Off set ?
During the making of VIPER, I rescued a stray puppy.
7) WORST of JW On/Off set ?
During the making of VIPER, I ordered the puppy to bite the producer. It did.
Most successful film and or Proudest achievement on film?
I would have to say that most of my films have been financial successes, thank heavens. My most notable achievment would have to be the film not many people have seen, TRANSYLVANIA TWIST. It comes closest to my personality and was the film I had the most fun making. It was the show I never wanted to end.
9) Your ‘Swamp Thing” passed away recently. Does this feel weird ?
No, Dick Durock was a helluva guy, and I’m sorry for any suffering he may have endured – but in the end, we’re all gonna go. I take it day by day, rarely thinking that tomorrow could be it. If we thought about death all the time, this world would be rather depressing, wouldn’t it.
10) (Jim has refused to answer this question,Its contents could be the T & A “Rosebud” for the Blu-Ray generation, LOL !-Editor)
07
Oct
09
100 FEET
Starring : Famke Janssen,Bobby Cannavale,Michael Pare and John Fallon.
Written & Directed by : Eric Red.
This was a good and scary movie.
I think premise was original and perhaps contrived in certain scenes,’But I ain’t Mad at it !’
The special effects were ghoulish and perfect for a Halloween-timed release.
Cast was perfect in their roles, John Fallon surprised in a early cameo important to plot.
Cant guess at specifics for Theasylum being able to release this “A” picture,At least is a ‘B+’,Ha.
There is even a ‘Roman Polanski’ moment with Famke and underage boy having wild sex.
Others have hated ending,We liked.
02
Oct
09
HAUNTING of WINCHESTER HOUSE
theasylum.cc
Written by Jose Prendes,Directed by Mark Atkins.
This has some elements to behold.
Scary moments aplenty,Make-ups on victims of the Winchester Rifle are great and spooky.
The cast is very real in their performance and story comes to logical conclusion.
The 3D version is OK,Im not sure if it added something.
What was great was this-Based on truth and WHO hasnt been to Winchester Mystery House ?
Wow factor,Is how come didnt use the Real House instead of CGI mockup ?You know copies are gonna end up in gift shop,LOL.
Great box art as usual and whole film has a ‘Retro’ vibe of exploitation films that baby boomers can remember.
30
Sep
09
UFO PHIL the movie
ufophil.com
“Can You Keep A Secret ?”
First off please GOOGLE ‘Zippy The Pinhead’,Weird huh ?,Phil is Zippy,Zoppy is Phil.(period)
We kept squinting at the screen to make sure,This wasn’t MOBY pulling a fast one.
UFO PHIL has a sincere claim to fame,His songs were on Dr. Demento Radio Show,Hey- It did wonders for Weird Al Yankovic .
Phil visits a- Karate Studio(with mixed results,That kid did a low blow in fight),Insurance company(Trying to get alien abduction insurance),Hardware Store(This goes on & on with wonderful cinema moments).
The filmakers brag on using multiple cameras,Cheap…But multiple.
This could be PEREZ HILTON impersonating an alien ?
There is one touching segment that makes you think of Michael Jackson’s Neverland and others abusing the star to their own agendas,But they dont Kill Phil !
Ends in one of those goal full-filling concerts,Seen a million times,But with a bigger budget(The others,Not UFO Phil).
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET ?
29
Sep
09
DEAD IN LOVE
http://www.myspace.com/deadinlovemovie
A Chris Watson flick
Starring: Margaret O’Brien,Joe Estevez,Richard Norton,Dennis Hayden and Tony Todd.
A unique look at the love yearnings of a ghost,Actually that’s not fair this is a journey for a lost soul to complete the uncompleted yearning of life.
OK,Hated the beginning…Too slow and talking heads to set-up the premise.
Then,We are pulled into this fun exploration of lost love,What could have been and WHAT just might be !
The three male leads are great- Gerard,Eric and Don,They make quite a team as ensemble performers.
The guest stars are sprinkled thru-out and actually have stuff to do,Margaret is really acting her heart out and Richard Norton reallys adds so much to Eric Edwards performance from their meeting on.
OK,Its quirky and romantic and odd,Well there are ghosts that seem helpless in our mundane world.
This arthouse film is so different from the roots that spawned it,We wish it the widest audience imagined .
http://www.hookersinahauntedhouse.com
What I beleive this review should focus on is the EXTRAS !
There are some amazing extras,First off this is a 2 DISC set and one whole dvd is for extras alone.
Their are multiple strip skits for LESLIE CULTON (Seen last summer at ‘Dragon Con ‘09′ still plying her geek-adored wares).
JENNY WALLACE does a leather/cage/riding crop fetish piece and a Pole Dancing contest.
The hilight would be B-MOVIE THEATER ,a local tv show the ‘Scream Queens’ hosted and this has whole episode devoted to ‘Giant Gila Monster’,Including inserts by Leslie to liven up the B/W goings-on.
Almost forget the ‘NEW’ Cover art by Trashfilmchristy, Its really cute(Almost ARCHIE-like) and more accurate than in the past renditions.
(What I said about VHS in 2005,Actually holds true for This DVD)…HOOKERS in a HAUNTED HOUSE . …The video opens with a tribute to LADDER49 and a tip of the hat to ENTERPRISE fandom. Leslie Culton gets a chance to act & do comedy, Yes and her whole strip act. The script is very witty and tongue in cheek. One scene pays attention to the device of OUIJA board as a spiritual invitation for bad. HHH introduces a new serial killer “BAG JOB” a supermarket grocery bagger gone bi-polar. Paper or Plastic as killing instruments ? The couplings are interesting ; JENNY WALLACE has a nice shower scene with who might be TONYA HARDING ex-husband and LESLIE CULTON suffers thru mouth to breast resuscitation with either Wrestler CHRIS JERICHO older brother or GREG “THE HAMMER” VALENTINE son (I’m guessing, poetic license).
22
Sep
09
HARVEST MOON
www.harvestmoonmovie.com
A Brent Nowak film
This is actually a very visual film,Great location that is billed as Springville,Ca.
Who could have imagined APPLES as a weapon of mass destruction ?
The cast is beleivable in acting and couldnt take our eyes off Sierra Edwards.
The lead heavy(inside joke) is very ‘Tor Johnson’ and that works so well in scenes that will surprise.
So,Great cover art for dvd/Real suspense in chase scenes/Pretty women to hack up/Bad guys are very,Very scary !/pacing is only outdown by the scenery of orchard and surroundings.
The special effects were truly special and especially apples out of season( Check out the Extras).
Kept hoping that good would triumph,Umm No “spoilers” here..
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