the untitled blog

Haute Imaginarium

2014-02-09T23:20:00.000-08:00

I am posting on my blog about my blog, my new blog titled Haute Imaginarium! I'm really excited that I got approved to be an Affiliate with a really awesome site called, CreativeBug.com. It is very inspiring, check out some of their intro videos all about creative people who teach other people how to create things! I could post the CREATIVE BUG affiliate banner here, but I think I will just keep it on my Haute Imaginarium blog, since that is the blog that got approved to be an affiliate with their site. SO PLEASE CLICK ON OVER TO MY HauteIMAGINARIUM.COM blog, check it out!

This week I will be doing a make up tutorial which will be seen on Masuimi Max's website for her new make up line! More on that coming soon!

Wow, re-posting an oldie but goodie! Here I am posing for Vanity Fair Magazine with Some Like Hot actor, Tony Curtis!!!

Update on life

2014-02-01T01:37:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Just an update on my life, in case you were wondering, "What is going on with Rena's life? She is not on Facebook anymore, what ever happened to Rena?" Just in case that thought maybe crossed your mind, I want to post an update to let you know... I have lots of creative pies in the oven. In other words, I am working on lots of new ideas that branch out from what I have been doing for most of my life (actress-ing). I also started a new blog, it's at www.hauteImaginarium.com . Please click on over and check it out! I just started it, but I have about 15 or more posts on it, it's for fashion and lifestyle. I'm really liking working on it, it definitely is stretching me in a different direction than script writing, or film making, or acting. It's actually more grounding of an experience opposed to film making. Although, I am going back in the editing room soon on 2 of my movies in post production, so I will have to throw my dreamy editing cap back on soon.. and the blog might have to wait a little while until I can wrap up these films. OK, if you are reading this, thank you so much for reading and if you are inspired to, please leave a comment.. and follow my Haute Imaginarium blog! :-) <3 amp="" hearts="" hugs="" p="">

The Reinvention of Rena

2013-08-13T15:55:00.000-07:00

I've been in my cocoon for a few months, rethinking my plans. I am reinventing myself. I have new fresh ideas for my future and for my future projects I want to make for you. I am working now on organizing these ideas, and figuring out how I want to present them to you and where I want to present them.

I am organizing a company, too. I am working on organizing a Non-Profit Org and an entertainment company (Films, music, etc). I will let you know when things are up and running.. it's still in the seed stage.

I have had this blog for so many years, it has so much of my past thoughts over the years on it. So, this is my Official Announcement here, that I am Officially Reinventing myself :-) In a good way :-). I am so happy that I was able to do all the things I have done. I am very thankful for all the great people I've worked with on really great projects. I would like to do a compilation of all my past work (movies, TV, music, photos) and showcase it on Vimeo or something.. especially thinking of my work with Bryan Cranston because I love his work on "Breaking Bad", so, it's really cool that I got to work with him on "Land's End" (super nice guy, too!).

I've made some major changes in my life. All good changes, like, clearing away everything that was holding me back in life and in my career. So, that is why I have a new attitude. It was difficult to make the changes, but it came to the point where staying the same was more painful than change. So, basically, just had to let go... and focus my attention on what I want, not on what I don't want. ;-)

to be continued..........

Showgirls forever....

2012-12-13T19:00:00.000-08:00

This is just an update.. and making a new movie, "Astrid's Self Portrait".

This is a cute "fan art", love this!

Skinny Jeans

2012-02-13T21:39:00.000-08:00

Wow, what the hell? I switched to green tea from coffee.. cut back on the wine.. eating less..getting better sleep, drinking water to keep hydrated, and lost 9 pounds in a week. Good stuff.
Maybe it's mostly water weight that I lost, but my skinny jeans are fitting me, they are tight jeans, but they fit. I don't want to get too skinny. That has happened to me before.. it's all about maintaining a healthy weight. It takes discipline, hard core discipline.. denial at times.. drink water instead of ice cream at times.. it's tough.. but just gotta do it.
OK, I hope this inspires you to get back into your skinny jeans and be healthy.

Girls and their Horses

2012-02-10T15:50:00.000-08:00

Alicia and I modeling for Sammy's Camera for their launch of the new high end camera...

Day 2 and did Green Tea again.. no coffee. Oh, the new healthy diet is going great! lol... I wish I had my Arabian horse, Vindicator was his name, we called him Vinnie. And my other Arabian/Quarter Horse, Shiloh.. so sweet.

RENA RIFFEL SHOWGIRLS: Bikini Body, Camera Ready

2012-02-09T19:13:00.000-08:00

RENA RIFFEL SHOWGIRLS: Bikini Body, Camera Ready: Switched from coffee to green tea today, it's healthier.. but very hard to switch because it is a habit to drink coffee when I wake up... ...

Bikini Body, Camera Ready

2012-02-09T17:32:00.000-08:00

Switched from coffee to green tea today, it's healthier.. but very hard to switch because it is a habit to drink coffee when I wake up... But today was the day.. and it actually tasted much better than coffee.. and it actually has just as much of a caffeine kick. I got off of caffeine a few years ago, then got back on it.. but while I was caffeine free and alcohol free I was feeling very good.. so, I hope I inspire you to try to make a healthy choice today :-)

Now I gotta try cutting back on the wine next, that is a hard one. I love chardonnay.

I am starting to work out harder, running, doing my floor work, sit ups, push ups, the butt lifts, ballet and dance warm up. It is just hard to start a new habit, but once you can get it going then it just gets easier and then the motivation kicks in. But, to start all this, it is hard to motivate. Just gotta think, beauty is pain, Sandy. (a line from the movie, "Grease".)
Will update as I improve..

Happy New Year 2012

2012-01-01T15:29:00.000-08:00

Wow, I haven't posted on here for a year!!! I guess I am posting only on Facebook and a little Twitter here and there! But, I miss my ol' blog.. and miss you, my blog friends..

I think this 2012 is going to be a fantastic year for everyone.. So far, so good ;-).

Well, I am posting that finally... after a very long long time of production.. the DVD is available for a Limited time...

"SHOWGIRLS 2: PENNY'S FROM HEAVEN" An erotic thriller/dark satire... an homage to Showgirls, the best movie ever made, ever!!! Please read the fantastic reviews of Showgirls 2: Penny's From Heaven on the site...
WWW.SHOWGIRLS2MOVIE.COM

Countdown! Award Winning Trasharella Ultra Vixen!

2011-03-14T00:12:00.000-07:00

The Award Winning Trasharella Ultra Vixen (2011), the new spin on Trasharella (2009) will be released soon!!! Winner of Most Erotic Film, Best Make-Up Design, Most ExperiMENTAL Film; and nominated for Best Director, Best Actress (Rena Riffel), Best Music, Best Comedy Film at Aphrodite Cinefest International 2011!

We will be giving you the countdown as it gets closer to being available!! Starring Rena Riffel, Count Smokula, Jade Paris, and featuring Mary Carey, Stefan Lysenko, and Tom Challis.

japan disaster unfolding...

2011-03-12T23:54:00.000-08:00

Watched the terrible Japan earthquake and tsunami hit while live on TV.. the worst in history....unfolding now.... terrible...

Also, the japan nuclear explosion nuclear cloud heading towards California and into the USA... they say like Churnobyl... warnings are saying different things, who should we believe?

California 'closely monitoring' Japan nuclear leak

(AFP) – 8 hours ago

LOS ANGELES — California is closely monitoring efforts to contain leaks from a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant, a spokesman said Saturday, as experts said radiation could be blown out across the Pacific.
While officials downplayed any immediate danger, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission deployed two experts to Japan, where the Fukushima plant, which was rocked by a large explosion earlier in the day in the aftermath of Japan's strongest-ever earthquake.
"At present there is no danger to California. However we are monitoring the situation closely in conjunction with our federal partners," Michael Sicilia, spokesman for California Department of Public Health, told AFP.
"California does have radioactivity monitoring systems in place for air, water and the food supply and can enhance that monitoring if a danger exists," he added.
He was speaking as Japanese authorities moved to calm fears of a meltdown and said a huge explosion Saturday had not ruptured the container surrounding the reactor, although there had already been some radiation leakage prior to the explosion.
Experts have suggested that, if there were a reactor meltdown or major leak at Fukushima, the radioactive cloud would likely be blown out east across the Pacific, towards the US West Coast.
"The wind direction for the time being seems to point the (nuclear) pollution towards the Pacific," said Andre-Claude Lacoste of the French Nuclear Safety Authority, briefing journalists in Paris on the Japanese crisis.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission meanwhile said it has sent two experts to Japan, and has been in regular contact with Japanese officials about the crisis.
"We have some of the most expert people in this field in the world working for the NRC and we stand ready to assist in any way possible," commission chairman Gregory Jaczko said in a statement announcing the deployment.
He said the pair were experts in boiling water nuclear reactors and are part of a broader US aid team sent to the disaster zone.
Earlier the NRC said it was "examining all available information as part of the effort to analyze the event and understand its implications both for Japan and the United States."
While US nuclear experts acknowledged the seriousness of Japan's reactor crisis, some stressed that taking steps in the United States such as distributing iodine tablets -- which prevent iodine 131 from being absorbed into the body -- would be "vastly premature."
"It's a big ocean. These (radiation) releases are essentially going to be at ground level," said Ken Bergeron, a physicist who has worked on nuclear reactor accident simulation.
"We should not confuse it with health issues in the United States."
Japan is roughly 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) from the US West Coast.

http://villageofjoy.com/chernobyl-today-a-creepy-story-told-in-pictures/

It's my birthday- Rebirthday

2011-03-04T23:25:00.000-08:00

The Fabulous Jane Russell - Rest In Peace

2011-02-28T18:25:00.000-08:00

So happy I got to meet Jane Russell last year. She is definitely my hero and a talented actress who I admire so much! She signed my Gentleman Prefer Blondes dvd, saying, "Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but they marry brunettes!" Ha ha, so cute! Thank you Jane Russell for all your work you did in your fabulous and inspiring movies and bringing joy to our lives, and for being a very nice and wonderful person. Rest In Peace.

Oscars

2011-02-27T23:59:00.001-08:00

Natalie Portman was so wonderful in Black Swan. It is my favorite movie. I am so happy she won the Oscar.
I totally relate to her character, wanting to perform at her very best, being a perfectionist with her art. I am driven that way and always strive to be the best I can be. It takes a lot of sacrifice by choosing to do what is right and not what may be easiest or most fun to do. And I'm sure Natalie Portman worked this hard on her character and on the movie, what an amazing performance she did! Bravo!!!
I am trying to mend my broken heart. I had lived my life in a way that I wasn't happy for the last years working at a job I didn't like just to pay the rent, so now I broke free of that. But, still need to recover and get back on track, living the life I want to live.

Wine Review

2011-02-26T19:14:00.000-08:00

Fetzer Vineyard... on their label it says "The Earth friendly winery".
I really like this wine now. I think they had a good season, the date on these bottles is 2009. Loving their Chardonnay (dry, smooth, not too bad of aftertaste. It has a good aftertaste.. doesn't have that yucky alcohol trashy taste like lots of cheap wines do). And wasn't disappointed in their Cabernet, pretty good, I liked it :-) Also trying their Gewurtraminer, a sweeter white wine (very sweet like a wine cooler compared to their chardonnay). My Grandpa and August, his childhood friend from Germany, drank this type of wine every night while on vacation in the red woods Sequoia with my Grandma. It was August's lifetime dream to visit the Red Woods in Sequoia. Each evening at 6pm, August would bring out of his picnic basket pumpernickle bread and German cheese and Gewurtraminer, as he would say "Gewurts Time!" My Grandma became a wine drinker after that, loving the "Gewurts Time!" They said it tastes like lieb frau milch from the Rheinhessen region. LOL ;-)

Trasharella Ultra Vixen for new release!

2011-02-25T02:34:00.000-08:00

TRASHARELLA ULTRA VIXEN is coming out soon! Stay posted, it will be available on-line and for download in March! More details coming soon on the Multi-Award Winning Film ;-)

Trasharella Wins Awards!

2011-02-17T12:39:00.000-08:00

'TRASHARELLA ULTRA VIXEN' WON!!!! Best Make-Up Design!!! Most Erotic Film!!! Most Experimental Film!!!
Thank you Aphrodite Film Festival!!!

Aphrodite Cinefest International 2011

2011-02-03T23:09:00.000-08:00

It's in! TRASHARELLA: ULTRA VIXEN is WINNER of MOST EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARD by APHRODITE CINEFEST INTERNATIONAL. It is also NOMINATED for BEST DIRECTOR, BEST MUSIC, BEST COMEDY, BEST EROTIC FILM, BEST COSTUME, BEST MAKE UP, BEST ACTRESS for me ;-), and more...

Thank you to everyone that made this possible!!! Good things come to those who... have faith ;-)... and work really hard.. and sacrifice instant gratification for many years and hours of doing the reality of the work and surrounding yourself with true supportive friends who truly have your best interest at heart and vice versa.

http://www.aphroditecinefest.com/nominees.php

more news

2011-02-01T01:20:00.000-08:00

"Trasharella Ultra Vixen" is an OFFICIAL SELECTION at APHRODITE FILM FESTIVAL this Feb 11-12, 2011 in Huntsville, Texas!
This is a new remix version of the original, new scenes, too. http://aphroditecinefest.com/

2011

2011-01-07T22:57:00.000-08:00

I loved the Black Swan movie. I just watched King's Speech, but it was kind of slow. I am excited to see Rabbit Hole. I loved Sofia Coppola's movie, Somewhere... it's great, creative, and I had a really good laugh. It shows how being an "actor" isn't glamorous at all, it's kinda just a job that is full of doing embarrassing things.. the Stephen Dorff character was down and out pretty much.
Hope you all have a happy new year! I hope this year will bring peace and happiness....

Vampirella

2010-12-02T12:53:00.000-08:00

Freeze Frame: Showgirls pics

2010-11-23T11:16:00.000-08:00

Rena Riffel and Douglas Kirkland (Freeze Frame)

His new book, Freeze Frame, includes on set pictures from "Showgirls". The book is beautiful, fabulous and inspiring with photos from 4 decades of films. Douglas is very famous for shooting the Marilyn Monroe photos of her in the white sheets. I hope to shoot with him soon.

Train ride

2010-11-18T10:19:00.000-08:00

I am excited that I am taking the Amtrak train home for the Holidays. Not only will it be a beautiful ride along the ocean and I don't have to worry about getting a speeding ticket, but it is also "eco-friendly". By riding the Amtrak, they say my carbon footprint will be smaller... and that trains put out less pollution than cars or planes.

Gladys Ingle of the 13 BLACK CATS changes planes in mid-air

2010-11-15T00:42:00.000-08:00

Check out Gladys Ingle of the 13 Black Cats... she changes the tire on the plane while it's flying!

IT'S A WRAP! Showgirl principal photography is COMPLETED!

2010-10-21T14:30:00.000-07:00

Producer Ford Austin with Director/Actress Rena Riffel.


RENA RIFFEL ON SET WITH PRODUCERS FORD AUSTIN and JOSH EISENSTADT, AND CLINTON WALLACE as "Sammy".