Thanks to "Snippet," we have learned that for fans in the United States, this episode (and all others) of Law & Order: CI is available to download through Amazon.com for the nominal price of $1.99. The link to the Season 7 download purchase page is here - Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Season 7. Here are the details and link to the episode with the lovely James Frain:

17. Vanishing Act, Jul 20, 2008

When celebrity illusionist Miles Stone disappears from his own stunt, Goren and Eames must explore the exclusive and very secretive world of magic and magicians in order to unravel the mystery. Christopher Lloyd (& James Frain) guest star.

Original Air Date July 20, 2008, Runtime 43 minutes.

Great news for Frain fans, we enjoyed some fresh Frain fare this month! It seems that just before heading off to Ardmore Studio in Dublin to become Thomas Cromwell again, James Frain fit in a guest appearance on the 7th season of the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." Thanks to the sluethful Teri, we discovered that he could be seen on July 20, 2008 in the U.S. in episode # 17 which is entitled "Vanishing Act."

James played magican Dean Holiday. His character description reads:

"Internationally known magican. Charming and charismatic. Threatened by the popularity and style of Miles Stone, a young magican who has turned his back on traditional tricks in favor of extreme tests of his own endurance. When Stone's latest spectacle goes horribly awry, he is questioned by Goren and Eames (Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe) about his familiarity with Stone and his work."
(source - Fansite - The Reel Vincent D'Onofrio.com)

So, goody goody. We didn't have to wait until the next Tudors or (heaven help us) another cable showing of "Into the Blue" to get our newest Frain fix.  Dean Holiday, charming and charismatic.  Sounds good to us.

Thanks Teri!!

With the third installment of Michael Hirst's vision of Henry VIII's days of infamy being filmed just outside of Dublin this summer, it's no surprise that a few court characters should pop up on the streets. Pictured here on June 19, 2008, are Henry Cavill and James Frain, Tudors veterans flanking actress Charlotte Salt -- who is reported to be playing wife #4, Anne of Cleves.

We know that James Frain's Cromwell is safe from our overwrought Henry's overworked chopping block until she shows up, so yes, Cromwell's days are now numbered. Could that be why Mr. Frain isn't beaming his usual lovely smile? Then again, this Anne's days as Queen are also numbered. I guess only Mr. Cavill is owning that somewhat smug smile well.

We wish them all a happy shoot and are keeping fingers crossed hoping that filming won't need to be compromised by a SAG strike.

From the Multichannel News.com:

By Order Of The King: A Third 'Tudors' Season
Production Set To Begin In Dublin During Mid-June

By Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News
4/22/2008 2:12:00 PM

King Henry VIII will return for a third season on Showtime.

The premium network, as expected, is bringing back The Tudors for a third campaign in 2009. Production is slated to begin on June 16 in Dublin, with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who portrays the randy royal, set to return. The show's first season and Rhys Meyers received Golden Globe nominations.

The announcement comes as the sixth installment of the 10-episode second season is scheduled to premiere on the linear network Sunday night. Showtime Entertainment president Robert Greenblatt told Multichannel News and then an assembled crowd at a screening in New York last month that writing had already begun on a third campaign.

"The Tudors is now a fixture for us at Showtime and we're on our way to completing the entire saga of all six wives of Henry VIII," said Greenblatt in statement. "We are enormously proud of this show, the extraordinary cast, and the production team that recreates the grandeur of the Renaissance year in and year out. There is nothing like this anywhere on American television."

During the current season, Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer), while continuing to declare his marriage to Queen Katherine of Aragon (Maria Doyle Kennedy). In turn, Pope Paul III (Peter O'Toole) excommunicates the king. However, Anne's failure to bear a male heir ultimately carries a heady price -- and sends Henry toward Jane Seymour (Anita Briem), who later becomes the third of six wives.

And from the L.A. Times.com:

02:20 PM PT, Apr 22 2008

Showtime announced today that it is picking up a third season of "The Tudors," which will begin production in Dublin in mid-June. Season 3, which will debut in 2009, will trace King Henry VIII's marriages to Jane Seymour (Anita Briem, above) and Anne of Cleves. Star Jonathan Rhys Meyers (above) is set to return. The lavish drama is midway through its second season, which centers on Henry's ill-fated marriage to Anne Boleyn, played by Natalie Dormer.

The series has emerged as something of a calling card for the pay cable network. Robert Greenblatt, Showtime's entertainment president, told The Times recently that he'd ultimately like to extend it for four seasons, covering all of Henry's six wives. But it remains to be seen whether Rhys Meyers, who is only committed to three seasons, will sign for a fourth.

-- Matea Gold

According to Amazon.com, Quid Pro Quo is due to be released on DVD come August 19, 2008. You can pre-order now, just click on the title link above. Because of it's limited theatrical release, the DVD is the most likely way most of us will have a chance to view the film. Here are some stats on the DVD:

Product Details

* Actors: Kate Burton, Nick Stahl, James Frain, Jessica Hecht, Dylan Bruno
* Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
* Language: English
* Subtitles: Spanish
* Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
* Studio: Magnolia
* DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
* Run Time: 82 minutes
* DVD Extras: deleted scenes, commentary

from The (Mostly) Indie Film Calendar:

Quid Pro Quo stars Nick Stahl as a paralyzed writer investigating a subculture of able-bodied people who want to become paralyzed, including one played by Vera Farmiga. Cinematical's Scott Weinberg praised it at Sundance earlier this year. It opens today in New York and L.A.

Today's review from The New York Post:

CRIPPLING JEALOUSY OF HIS LEGS

By LOU LUMENICK

Rating:

June 13, 2008 -- TO say "Quid Pro Quo" - a pitch-black comedy set in a subculture of New Yorkers who yearn to lose the use of their limbs - is not for all tastes is perhaps the understatement of the year.

But if you can get past the intentionally disturbing fetish theme, this Sundance veteran is a showcase for a promising new filmmaker named Carlos Brooks, as well as for Vera Farmiga, one of the best film actresses working today of whom you've probably never heard.

Farmiga, whose talents were largely squandered as the shrink-girlfriend in "The Departed," is scarily good as the glamorous Fiona, an art restorer who secretly straps herself into leg braces whenever she's alone.

Alternately charming and frightening, Fiona aims to get what she wants by seducing Isaac (a low-key Nick Stahl), a public-radio reporter who is interviewing "wannabes" after receiving a tip about a man who tried to bribe a doctor with $250,000 to amputate a perfectly healthy limb.

The unattached Isaac, who has been unable to walk since an auto accident that killed his parents when he was a child, clearly has a hard time understanding why someone would want to cripple himself.

This is especially true after a "magic" pair of vintage shoes seemingly restores Isaac's ability to walk - at the same time Fiona decides to "come out of the closet" and start living in a wheelchair 24/7.

"Quid Pro Quo" becomes more conventional at this point, as Fiona uses Isaac's discovery as leverage to achieve her not-so-secret agenda, which is hinted at a bit too heavily.

Still, this warped masochistic cousin to David Cronenberg's "Crash" - not to be confused with the Oscar winner of the same name - is well worth seeing for Farmiga's stunning performance.

loulumenick@nypost.com
QUID PRO QUO

Viva Vera! Running time: 82 minutes. Rated R (sexuality, language). At Sunshine, Houston Street and Second Avenue.

Yes, that's right. Quid Pro Quo is opening on Friday the 13th. In New York and Los Angeles. So, if you are interested in seeing Mr. Frain in this indie film, and can manage to find a theater near you, do enjoy! Mind how you go...

There is now a lovely official film site for Quid Pro Quo at the Magnolia Pictures website. James Frain has a supporting role in the film as "Father Dave." It has a good synopsis, film credits, official poster and hardy comments about the film - generated, no doubt by the film's excellent screening at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

The film is on HDNet Ultra VOD May 16th and is scheduled for a limited theatrical release beginning June 13, 2008.

Here, for good measure is the synopsis:

Isaac Knott (Nick Stahl) is a Public Radio reporter in New York City. When he was eight, his mother and father died in an automobile accident that left him in a wheelchair.

On air, Isaac recounts how he recently received an anonymous tip from someone identified only as "Ancient Chinese Girl." She tells him a perfectly able-bodied man walked into an emergency ward downtown, and attempted to bribe a doctor into amputating his leg.

As Isaac investigates the eerie tip, he encounters Fiona (Vera Farmiga) who, through her own quandary, leads Isaac to a netherworld of people afflicted with a perverse desire to be disabled. Like a contemporary noir detective film, QUID PRO QUO follows Isaac as he embarks on a dream-like journey to pull back the layers of what makes people feel whole.

The opening release date and places for the film's limited release:

The official site can be found at - http://www.quidproquofilm.com

The Internet Movie Database page for the film -- can be accessed here.

So, we may have to look a bit in order to see this film, but it certainly looks intriquing enough for the effort! For your viewing pleasure, we have the trailer for the film here:

A lovely sentiment and also the name of a film project which James Frain will be popping in on. From the sounds of it, he has only a wee part, but still, he looks to be in very good company. Thanks to our Carol travelling the off roads and alleyways of the Super Highway, we have a few tidbits on the film, if not on Mr. Frain's role. That we may not know about until it comes out!?

from Variety:

De Niro, Barrymore top 'Fine' cast

Beckinsale, Rockwell set for Miramax remake

By MICHAEL FLEMING
Posted: Mon., Apr. 7, 2008, 9:00pm PT

Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell are set to star in the Kirk Jones-directed "Everybody's Fine." Miramax Films acquired worldwide rights on the film that will begin shooting in Connecticut later this month.

The remake of the Giuseppe Tornatore film "Stanno tutti bene" was written by Jones. He came aboard when the redo was first set up by Hollywood Gang Prods. and Cecchi Gori USA (Daily Variety, March 16, 2006).

De Niro will play a widower who realizes that his deceased wife was his only connection to his children. He decides on a whim to take a road trip to reconnect with each of his grown kids, discovering that their lives are far from perfect.

Gianni Nunnari will produce with Ted Field, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Glynis Murray. Craig Flores, Callum Greene and Mike Weber are executive producers. The deal marks Miramax's second significant acquisition of a picture that was nearing the start line. In February, Miramax agreed to team with Pathe on "Cheri," an adaptation of the 1920s novel by French author Colette that reteams "Dangerous Liaisons" star Michelle Pfeiffer, director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton.

Barrymore will next be seen in "He's Just Not That Into You" and "Grey Gardens"; Beckinsale in "Nothing But the Truth," "Winged Creatures" and "Whiteout"; and Rockwell in "Frost/Nixon."

from WTNH.com:

Movie magic at Milford rest stop

By News Channel 8's Crystal Haynes
Posted April 16, 2008 5:05 PM Milford (WTNH)

Connecticut is once again cementing its reputation as Hollywood East. A little movie magic is being made in Milford.

Robert De Niro and a star-studded cast took over a Milford rest stop. And lucky truck drivers, like Santos Martinez, ended up as part of the backdrop for Miramax's latest movie -- "Everybody's Fine."

"It's going to be good. We need something good anyway," Martinez concluded.

His rig is now in a movie -- which is not bad since he made a quick stop for a Big Mac and fries. Martinez continued, "It is exciting."

Some transportation workers even got a picture with De Niro's co-star, Drew Barrymore. Well, her stand-in, at least. "I think it's wonderful," Tekejai Grigsby, of New Haven, said. "It's good to have it here in Connecticut."

Grigsby, a budding screen play writer, stood watch outside the closed set for hours hoping to get an autograph -- and a break in the 'biz'. "I'm hoping I can meet someone out here so I can get my movie off to a good start," Grigsby noted.

Grigsby also bumped into the 'would be' Drew -- hoping to get star approval. But, as Grigsby mentioned, "She told me she's not Drew Barrymore."

It was still a great experience for Grigsby. And like so many others, more than what she bargained for driving by on I-95.

This is the second time, in a year, that a movie role has brought Robert De Niro to Connecticut. De Niro was in the state, in September, shooting scenes for the movie "Righteous Kill" -- co-starring Al Pacino.

And finally, for a cute photo blip about who on set has bodyguards and who does not, go to Flynet Online for their Everybody's Fine -
PEEK-A-DREW .

THANKS Carol!!

We discovered this wonderful new tribute video on YouTube created by elenarosca who has used many pictures from AJF in the effort. We are delighted to be adding this video to our humble site. Well James Frain, I guess you've finally arrived. You've made it to a tribute on You Tube, and before turning forty!! Enjoy.

In the part of our world where this website originates, it is summertime. It is HOT. The days are long, the energy is on the wane and though there is no vacation or even "stay-cation" in sight for this webmaster, we none-the-less anticipate some hardy slacking off. So while I daydream that I am walking barefoot on a beach leaving my cares behind, there may not be much updating 'round these parts. Oh, we may sneak something in now and again, but we trust there is still much here to occupy your visit. Meanwhile, we have tidyed up the news section above and have the July update below.

I'd like to take this chance again to thank everyone who contributes to pages of this cyber-scrapbook, most of whom are members at the Yahoo list for James Frain and most of all to Carol and Teri! You make this effort so much easier and lots more fun.

In thinking of James Frain hopefully enjoying at least part of his fortieth summer filming season 3 of The Tudors in Dublin, we share with you the following quote:

In answer to the question - When was the last time you, James, wore a disquise?

"At a fancy dress party for my birthday. I made everyone dress as if it were 1968. To me that was the year of the May riots in Paris, the summer of love in California and was the moment of hope that I'd missed - being born in 1969. We'd all grown up in a cynical generation, so for one night I wanted us to pretend we hadn't. I wore an Afghan, massive flares and beads."

James Frain

July Update

We've added our account from the final performance of "The Homecoming" entitled Broadway Bids Goodbye to The Homecoming to our Press page.    We have made a slideshow gallery of the beautiful photo portraits from The Tudors second season. You'll find it on the Gallery page entitled Tudors Season 2 Portraits. If you haven't seen them, you're in for a treat! We were having IE viewing issues with this gallery, but have sorted it out, thank you. Just for fun, we are leaving these other browser links here for your Super Highway navigation pleasure. Feel free to take these browsers out for a spin and save them for back-up on a rainy day or a change from the goldy oldie Internet Explorer. Our suggestions for a choice of other browsers - Opera, Safari, Firefox. If you are interested in downloading any of these free browsers (for both PC and MAC), just click on the names to bring you their homepages and download! Okay all, now we are off to take a walk on a virtual beach. Let the break begin!! Maybe we'll see you there?