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****HOLLYWOOD'S MASTER STORYTELLERS****
OSCAR Nominate Co-Creator of “BACK TO THE FUTURE”
to be Showcased in March
(Hollywood, CA) Bob Gale, the Academy Award® nominated writer and producer (with Neil Canton) of the BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy returns to ArcLight Hollywood on November 18 with his newest feature, INTERSTATE 60 as part of the Hollywood’s Master Storytellers series from Meyer Multimedia Productions. INTERSTATE 60 marks Gale’s directorial and features Michael Madsen (“Cyclops” in X-MEN) as Neal Oliver, a young man wishing for answers about his life. Award winning actor Gary Oldman (HANNIBAL) plays a magical fellow named O.W. Grant (the O.W. stands for “One Wish”) who sends Neal on a journey down a highway that isn’t on any map to a town that doesn’t exist. En route, he has a number of offbeat adventures on his way to the girl of his dreams and the answers he seeks.
Gale called on a number of old friends and familiar faces to round out the ensemble cast including Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd (BACK TO THE FUTURE), Kurt Russell (USED CARS), Amy Smart (FELICITY, Project Greenlight’s BATTLE OF SHAKER HEIGHTS), Chris Cooper (SEABISCUIT) and Ann-Margaret.
“This is a remarkable and delightfully twisted film, that is almost a modern-day ALICE IN WONDERLAND/TWILIGHT ZONE kind of comedy,” said Gordon Meyer, Hollywood’s Master Storytellers’ creator and producer. “INTERSTATE 60 received rave reviews at several prominent film festivals, but because the company that made the film got out of the feature business, the film never got the theatrical release it deserved, which I personally think was a great tragedy. We’re very excited to present the first West Coast commercial presentation of this amazing film.”
The March 18 engagement marks an encore appearance for Gale at ArcLight. In December, 2007 he was the featured guest in front of a sold-out audience at a presentation of BACK TO THE FUTURE at the “Meet the Writer” film series, which, like Hollywood’s Master Storytellers, was produced by Meyer Multimedia Productions. “We had a such a great time with Bob at our BTTF event last year, I’m really looking forward to having him back with us for INTERSTATE 60,” said veteran entertainment reporter Dennis Michael, the series host for both “Meet the Writer” and Hollywood’s Master Storytellers. Several members of the cast and crew, including Amy Jo Johnson and Amy Smart have been invited and are expected to attend the screening.
Meyer Multimedia Productions presents Hollywood’s Master Storytellers at ArcLight Hollywood twice a month. The ongoing series showcases a mix of recent and classic films along with live Q&A hosted by former CNN entertainment reporter Dennis Michael with one or more of the creative Storytellers who made the film. Past guests include actor/director Gary Sinise, producer Mace Neufeld, comic book legend Stan Lee, and Academy Award nominated directors Arthur Hiller, Roland Joffé and Mark Rydell. Upcoming HMS presentations include a holiday screening of THE WIZARD OF OZ on Tuesday, December 2 introduced by film preservationist Dick May, the 20th Anniversary celebration of A CHRISTMAS STORY with writer/director Bob Clark presented on December 5 in association with Warner Home Video and writer/director Kevin Smith with CHASING AMY on December 14.
All Hollywood’s Master Storytellers programs are at ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood (6360 Sunset Blvd.) and begin at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available to the public at the ArcLight box office and online at www.arclightcinemas.com
****FILM ARTISTS MANAGEMENT (FAM)****
FAM Monthly Industry Reel Neetwork Night * March 11
ARIAKE (in Beverly Hills)
8925 W. Olympic Blvd. (one block west of Robertson)
Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Tel: 310-358-8777
Doors will open at 7:00pm
If you have a Demo Reel of your self please bring it along. We might be able to show it at this evening or next month. REELS (10 minutes or less) of talent, both above and below the line, will be viewed on a large projection screen. The screenings will begin at 8:00 p.m. sharp and run until approximately 9:30 PM. Guests invited are always film industry related. Our Goal is to expose new talent above and below the line to Producers, Directors, Agents and Managers.
INTENSE NETWORKING will follow after the screenings to 10:30 PM. The writer, actor, editor, composer or other talent having their REEL screened will have an opportunity to introduce themselves before their REEL is screened and answer a few questions upon completion.
You will receive one free drink (beer, wine or non-alcoholic beverage). Further a 20+ discount to the restaurant's regular prices has already been applied to the special discount menu available to those attending this event. As a non-profit organization there is a $10.00 donation at the door. F.A.M. and F.A.N. members in good standing, the talent having their work screened for this evening and one guest will be admitted free of charge. Among our special guests attending will be:
JIM KELLY DURGIN
Over the years Jim Kelly Durgin has taught Script Supervision to a huge number
of people, and currently people trained by him were 1st or 2nd Script
supervisor on "PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN," "TERMINATOR 3," "LEAGUE OF
EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN," "CHARLEY'S ANGELS," "S.W.A.T.," "BOAT TRIP," and
"SPIDERMAN 2" (now in production).
MICHAEL BAUMOHL & ROBERT STEUER
Partners, ENCORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP in Beverly Hills
Encore is an association of some of the most diversely experienced and
talented marketing, sales and distribution specialists working privately in the
motion picture industry, having been involved in the marketing and distribution
campaigns on numerous major motion pictures, including such classic successes as
"Nurse Betty'" starring Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock and Greg
Kinnear; "Home Alone", "Star Wars", "Malcolm X", "Sleeping With the Enemy", "Die
Hard 2", "Millers Crossing", "Edward Scissor Hands", "The Exorcist", "Sound of
Music", "Chariots of Fire", "Crocodile Dundee", "All The President's Men",
"Clockwork Orange", and "The Getaway."
If you wish to have your material screened at a future REEL NETWORKING NIGHT, please submit a REEL to FAM (VHS or DVD) of 10 minutes or less, along with a non-refundable submission/evaluation fee of $10. Please make your check out to "FAM/ FAN" and send to: FAM Reel Networking Night: P.O. Box 323,Canoga Park, CA. 91305 -or- P.O. Box 93032, Hollywood, CA 90093. For further questions please e-mail to: fan@filmartistsnetwork.com
****"THE DOGWALKER****
From: The Silverlake Film Festival
Location: Barnsdall Gallery Theater
4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
When: March 12 at 7:30pm
If you haven't seen it, want to see it again, want to see it on the big screen or want to send others to see it, please join us for "The Dogwalker" screening in The Silverlake Film Festival this Friday at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater in the Barnsdall Art Complex. It is directed by FA President Jacques Thelemaque and stars Diane Gaidry and Pamela Gordon. See more info at www.filmmakersalliance.com/dogwalker
****IFP/LA PRESENTS PREVIEW SCREENINGS"****
IFP announces a Special Screening of the
IFP/LA Film Festival Jury Award Winning Films!
****"CRUDE"****
Winner of the Target Filmmaker Award
Directed by Paxton Winters * Written by Paxton Winters, Kerimcan Guiertuz, Oliver Perrin * Produced by Mehmet Eryilmaz
Part meticulously shot travelogue, part political farce, Crude takes a satirical look at patriotism, globalism, and media sensationalism. Paul Schneider (All the Real Girls) and David Connolly portray two hapless, slightly dim backpackers making their way through Europe. After losing their money in Turkey, they hatch a scheme to find and interview a terrorist in hopes of selling the results. When this proves tougher than they figured, they just settle on faking their own kidnapping. Enter one hard-partying local, a pretty girl, and a whole lot of unexpected trouble. Schneider delivers a performance that is a marvel of rangy, free-spirited naturalism. Funny, flaky, and willfully offbeat, this is an assured film about a pair of schemers stumbling through life.
****BE GOOD, SMILE PRETTY****
Winner of the Target Documentary Award
Written and directed by Tracy Droz Tragos * Produced by Kat Tragos, Chris Tragos, and Tracy Droz Tragos
Be Good, Smile Pretty unfolds in first person as director Tracy Droz Tragos travels across America to learn more about the father she never knew: Lt. Donald Glenn Droz, who died in Vietnam. From her home in California to her father's hometown in Missouri to the offices of Senator John Kerry, who served with her father, Tragos leaves no lead unchecked. Her journey carries her back to a painful past that several of her subjects, including her mother and grandmother, had hoped they had buried away. Be Good, Smile Pretty is a highly personal, profoundly affecting film about the legacy of war and the search for a family's true history.
Each Film will be followed by a Q&A with the Director
April 4
7:00pm * Be Good, Smile Pretty
8:30pm * Crude
Directors Guild of America * 7920 Sunset Blvd.
****IFP/LA PRESENTS A PREVIEW SCREENING****
"NORTHPARK"
April 11 * 7:30pm
Los Angeles Film School
Director: Michael Polish
Writers: Mark Polish, Michael Polish
Producers: Mark Polish, Michael Polish
Starring: James Woods, Darryl Hannah, Anthony Edwards, Nick Nolte,
Duel Farnes, Marshall Bell, Kyle Machlachlan, Michele Hicks, Ben Foster
The year is 1955 and the town of Northfork is literally about to be "dammed", flooded to make way for a new hydroelectric project. The town's rugged plains are going to drown, its Heartland houses will be swept away and its citizens are heading to higher ground. As the Evacuation Committee spreads out, they stumble across a few stoic resistors, such as a lustful, young couple, a man who has built an Ark (complete with a pair of wives) and a frail orphan whose fevered visions have led him to believe he's a lost member of roaming angels.
Blending surreality and history, "Northfork" is spun in the manner of an American fairy tale that tackles such themes as land, life, faith, death, the afterlife and the power of dreams.
PRICE: FREE for IFP/LA members and One Guest
SEATING POLICY: First come, First Served.
RESERVATIONS: Not required
TRT: 94 minutes
SPONSORS: Kodak, Showtime Networks (both premiere sponsors)
****FILM ARTISTS MANAGEMENT (FAM)****
FAM Monthly Industry Reel Newtork Night * April 17
SCHATZI ON MAIN (founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1991)
3110 Main St. (cross Street is Marine)
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Tel: 310-399-4800
Doors will open at 7pm
We are very pleased to announce a new location for our FAM Reel Viewing Night at Schatzi's. From now on it will be held in a room reserved especially for FAM members ONLY.
REELS (10 minutes or less) of talent, both above and below the line, will be viewed on an 8ft x 8ft screen. The screenings will begin at 7:30p.m. sharp and run until approximately 8:30 PM. Guests invited are always film industry related.
INTENSE NETWORKING will follow after the screenings to 10 PM.
The writer, actor, editor, composer or other talent having their REEL screened will have an opportunity to introduce themselves before their REEL is screened and answer a few questions upon completion.
Cover charge is $10. You will receive one free drink (beer, wine or non-alcoholic beverage).
F.A.M. and F.A.N. members in good standing and the talent having their work screened for this evening will be admitted free of charge.
If you wish to have your material screened at a future REEL NETWORKING NIGHT, please submit a REEL to FAM (VHS or DVD) of 10 minutes or less, along with a non-refundable submission/evaluation fee of $10.
Please make your check out to "FAM or FAN" and send to:
FAM Reel Networking Night
7095 Hollywood Blvd. #574 * Hollywood, CA 90028
ATTN: Toby Sheldon
For further questions please e-mail to: Toby@mirrorimagesco.com
****"BREAK A LEG"****
Break A Leg World Premiere at the
CineVegas International Film Festival
The film will be premiering as part of the festival's
"Jackpot World Premiere Series."
CineVegas runs from June 13-21 and is hosted by the Palms Casino & Resort.
"Break A Leg" will screen on June 16th @ 7:30pm and June 17th @ 9:30pm.
For more information and ticket availability, please visit their Website @ http://www.CineVegas.com
Also, if you act soon, Southwest has flights from LAX for as low as $49... and JetBlue is offering $39 one-way fares out of Long Beach. (Remember, that you usually need to book 14 days in advance). You can check their Websites at: http://www.southwest.com and http://www.jetblue.com
****DRAMA GARAGE SCREENING SERIES****
"BECK"
Occidental Studios Soundstage 4
March 21 at 8pm
"BECK" - 1st Place Winner Venice Arts e-Screenwriting & Script World!
Written by Jon Regan, Directed by Judy Geeson
THE PLAYERS: Stephen Markle (First Monday, Bleacher Bums), Richard Bradford (Man from Elysian Fields), David Starzyk (Mr. Sterling, C.S.I), Lauren Birkell (Paparazzi, The Nancy Drew Series/ABC), Maryam Dalan (Route 10, Spanish Fly), Margaret Welsh (Are We there Yet, Under the Blue Sky), Lizzie Peet (Inside Schwartz, The Bounty), Colette Divine (The Tempest, The Amanda Show), Kim Weild (Nicholas & Alexander, Dear Charlotte), and featuring Ann Lambton and Michael Pulte.
BECK The Governor of California has a daughter on death row. She waived her appeals.
JON REGAN'S "Beck" was the first place winner of the ScriptWorld 2002 screenwriting competition (formerly and currently the Venice Arts screenwriting competition). Jon's screenplays include the teen comedy "The Technology Edge",the sci-fi action/adventure "Bratal Nye's Final Cut" and "Shells" the story of a clone's quest for freedom in future America.
JUDY GEESON With an impressive career spanning television, theater and film - Judy Geeson has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the West End Theater and recently in "Under the Blue Sky" at The Geffen Playhouse. Her numerous films include favorites such as "To Sir With Love", "Prudence and the Pill" and "Brannigan". TV credits in both Great Britain and the U.S. include "A Room with a View", "Lady Windmere's Fan", "Murder She Wrote" and seven seasons as Maggie on "Mad About You".
Drama Garage's Screenplay Series for execs is housed at Occidental Studios in Hollywood. The writers chosen are bestowed a coveted status. The screenplay readings are part audition, part workshop and part industry debut. Think of it as a loft party where you get to hear a great script.
See what the press is saying about Drama Garage's screenplay series: Another example of do-it-yourself success currently ablaze with creativity Paper Magazine. This format is simply great entertainment. It's a wonderful storytelling experience. You sit back, close your eyes and make a movie in your head Moviemaker Magazine.
WHERE: Occidental Studios Soundstage 4
1136 Highland (Just north of Santa Monica Blvd.)
WHEN: March 21 at 8:00pm
R.S.V.P: (323) 993-5700 * Must R.S.V.P for FREE Admission
RECEPTION BY: Alize, Evian, and Merlins Energy Drink
SPONSORED BY: Entertainment Planet, Working Pictures, Venice Arts
e-Screenwriting, Filmmakers Central, Movie in a Box, Producers 411,
Final Draft, Shoot Camp USA
WEBSITE: www.dramagarage.com
