MAXWELL TRUTH is
played by comedian "Airborne Eddy" Dobosiewicz. Eddy is a
veteran of the stage in Western New York and across the country. "Maxwell"
is a veteran of screening Roger Corman flicks and keeping the "Hungry
Ear Coffeehouse" alive with great banter.
BIRD THE PAINTER is
played by Tony Billoni. Tony is a creative consultant and event coordinator
in Western New York. "Bird" can only be described as totally
whacked out... and can't get enough of movies like "The Giant
Gila Monster!"
THE MYSTERIOUS ZELDA is played
by Constance McEwen. Connie is an actress and is active with the Studio Arena
Theater in Buffalo, New York. "Zelda" loves hot coffee, great poetry,
and foreign films!
JAMES GILLAN
Off Beat Cinema was created and is written by Paragon Advertising executive
James Gillan. Mr. Gillan has won many national awards for creative
excellence through his advertising agency located in Buffalo, NY.
He states, "Off Beat Cinema was created to provide a forum for
films that are not regularly shown on television – and in many
cases – are not readily available, even on DVD. There is an
enormous cache of films out there that an entire generation grew
up watching that are otherwise unavailable. We wanted to create a
program reminiscent of the hosted late night film shows of the 1960s
and 1970s – the kind of show that made you beg your parents
to let you stay up late to watch. Where else can you watch ‘Teenagers
from Outer Space’ and a week later watch Bergman’s ‘Seventh
Seal’ in its original language version?"
JOHN DISCUILLO
Off Beat Cinema is produced by ABC executive John DiScuillo of WKBW-TV
in Buffalo. Mr. DiScuillo is responsible for making all the various
parts of Off Beat – come together. He comments, "Off Beat
Cinema was originally a reaction to the insidious spread of infomercials
and the void of late night television. The program really struck
a chord with viewers. How many TV shows have you ever watched that
inspired you to write a letter? Yet, that’s exactly what our
viewers do. We receive many hundreds of pieces of fan mail from across
the United States and Canada. We get it all – requests for
films, original poetry, philosophic ramblings – and we love
it all. I think our fans appreciate the fun of Off Beat Cinema, and
the fact that we just don’t take ourselves too seriously."
Sarah JM Kolberg
An award winning independent producer and writer, Ms. Kolberg provides
public relations and other support for the show. In addition to
handling the show’s fan mail and merchandise, she coordinates
guest appearances and co-promotion opportunities. "The fan
mail we get is such a barometer of our viewers’ love for
the show. We have our regulars who write all the time – suggesting
possible movies and commenting on recent selections – and
then there’s all the first time writers. It’s always
amazing to me that we’ll receive these glowing letters from
viewers after only a few weeks in a new market and even sometimes
after we’ve left a market, writing to say how much they miss
the show – that’s very rewarding."
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