What's New
Updated: April 30, 2008
What's New
Updated: April 30, 2008
Set your TiVo! Stephen guest stars on Law & Order: SVU, Tuesday, May 6th on NBC at 10pm/9 Central, in a role that's a world apart from 7th Heaven.
Stephen will also be seen in a Hallmark Channel original film, Every Second Counts, premiering in early July. Stephen plays ex-rodeo rider Joe Preston in a contemporary western drama set in the fast-moving world of rodeo penning competitions. Every Second Counts features a complicated and touching father/daughter relationship. Barbara Williams co-stars as Joe Preston's wife and Magda Aponowicz plays their daughter, Brooke, a rising young star on the rodeo circuit. John Bradshaw directed.
7th Heaven now airs in the U.S. on The Hallmark Channel, Monday-Friday at 1pm and 2pm EST, and Saturdays at 9am and 10am, as well as in many countries around the world. Click to check the local listings for The Hallmark Channel in your area.
Stephen can now be seen in two feature films now on DVD:
Because I Said So, a romantic comedy, re-teams Stephen with Diane Keaton, his co-star in First Wives Club. Keaton plays the obsessive mother of three daughters, played by Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, and Piper Perabo. Gabriel Macht and Tom Everett Scott also star. It was filmed in Los Angeles and directed by Michael Lehmann (Heathers).
Blood Diamond, nominated for 5 Academy Awards, stars Leonardo DiCaprio (Oscar nominated), Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly, and Djimon Hounsou (Oscar nominated). It was filmed in South Africa and directed by Edward Zwick (Legends of the Fall, Glory, The Last Samurai).
It was SRO for Stephen Collins & The 7th Band at their recent show at LA's famed club, The Mint. Stephen was concerned because the club was so full that some fans were turned away at the door. The band is working on another show at The Mint soon. Look for details here.
Stephen's short mystery, "Water Hazard", is now availablein a new mystery anthology, Murder in the Rough
Murder in the Rough, published by Otto Penzler's Mysterious Books, an imprint of Warner Books, is available now at amazon.com. Booklist's reviewer says: "...the original stories [Penzler] has commissioned for this volume have one big thing going for them: the writers are all top drawer..." The star authors whose work also appears in Murder in the Rough include Lawrence Block, John Sanford, Ian Rankin, and Laura Lippman. Stephen is thrilled to be in their company. For availability in a store near you, check with your local bookseller.
"The Hits of Rick Nelson," the second CD from Stephen Collins & The 7th Band is now available for download, exclusively at iTunes! Included are the 7th Band's new versions of fourteen songs that Rock 'n' Roll Hall-of-Famer Rick Nelson made famous, including "Travelin' Man," "Poor Little Fool," "Lonesome Town," "It's Late," and "Hello Mary Lou." At iTunes, you can download the entire album, or just a song or two. You can also hear 30-second samples of all the songs. Click here to listen or download from iTunes, click here to order the CD from Amazon, or click here to order the CD directly from Pat's Gold. Stephen's profits from "The Hits of Rick Nelson" will go to The Christopher Reeve Foundation.
Stephen has written and directed a short film, Next of Kin, which had its World Premiere last August at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, where Stephen won the Grand Prize for Best Directorial Debut! Next of Kin was also an official selection of the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, The Austin Film Festival, The Williamstown Film Festival, and LA's Pan-African Film Festival.
There's more information on Next of Kin at http://home.mindspring.com/~stephencollins/
Stephen's debut CD is still available on The Gold Label. The CD features Stephen singing and playing some hand-picked rock 'n roll and doo-wop classics, along with the sensational 7th Band. Click here for details, and click here to order the CD and to listen to mp3 samples of the songs. You can also listen to 30 second samples of each song, or download them individually at the iTunes Music Store.
Stephen has an essay in the book "If You Had Five Minutes With The President," published by Harper, Collins and edited by Ron Reagan, son of the late president. Celebrities such as Caroline Rhea, Joe Pantoliano, Sean Astin, Kenneth Cole, Fran Drescher, Charles Grodin and some fifty others each contributed their fantasy of what they'd say if they had a few minutes alone with the president. Stephen also contributed a piece to a book called "Letters to J.D. Salinger," in which other writers such as W.P. Kinsella, Tom Robbins, and the late George Plimpton offer messages to the reclusive Salinger. "Letters to J.D. Salinger" is published by The University of Wisconsin Press and edited by Chris Kubica and Will Hochman. Both books are available at Amazon.com.
Stephen's short story, "Ace's Big Entrance," was featured in the June 2004 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. Stephen wrote "Ace's Big Entrance" at the urging of Los Angeles radio producer Cedering Fox, and the story was read aloud by Stephen as part of an evening of short stories called "Life After Birth," produced by Ms. Fox's Word Theatre in Hollywood.
Stephen is one of the stars of Mark Sobel's feature film The Commission, which takes us behind the scenes of the Warren Commission, the controversial panel put together to investigate the assassination of JFK. The Commission also stars Martin Sheen, Martin Landau, Ed Asner, Sam Waterston, Joe Don Baker, and Corbin Bernsen. Sobel wrote and directed.
Stephen has spoken on talk shows such as Rosie and The View about scientific research that shows how Transcendental Meditation (TM) can be a tool to stop terrorism in the world. If you want to hear more about this astonishing research, click here. (By the way, a few people who have heard Stephen talk about this seem to think that TM is a religion, but it's not. People of every religion practice TM).
Click here for an update on Stephen's latest writing.
7th Heaven continues in syndication on the ABC Family Channel seven days a week. Check your local listings.
Looking for Stephen's first novel, Eye Contact? We can show you a great place to find it...also, Stephen's novel Double Exposure is now available in paperback.
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