Author: Melissa Howland

Nerdy, snarky horror lover with a campy undertone. Goonies never say die.

SARAH PALIN: YOU BETCHA! Trailer and Poster

Nick Broomfield’s quest for the real Sarah Palin.

A journey across the icy snows of Alaska in mid winter, to meet the school friends, family, and Republican colleagues that in previous days gave their heart, and souls to the charismatic, charming, intoxicating ex hockey mum.

But it’s not all plain sailing. People are frightened to talk, Wasilla makes Twin Peaks look like a walk in the park. It’s a devout evangelical community – 76 churches with a population of only 6 thousand, and the Crystal meth capitol of Alaska.

Who are the flying monkeys, the enemies, the friends, and most importantly – are you with her or against her? Join the quest and for Christ’s sake buy some thermals!

About Broomfield:

Nick was originally influenced by the observational style of Fred Wiseman, and Robert Leacock and Pennebaker, before moving on largely by accident to the more idiosyncratic style for which he is better known. While making ‘Driving me Crazy’ in 1988 a film hopelessly out of control, Nick decided to place himself and the producer of the film in the story, as a way of making sense of the event.
This experiment led to a sense of greater freedom, from the confines of observational cinema, and led to a more investigative and experimental type of filmmaking – i.e. ‘The Leader, the Driver and the Drivers Wife’, ‘Aileen Wuornos’, ‘Kurt and Courtney’ and ‘Biggie and Tupac’.

Neil Patrick Harris Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Neil Patrick Harris…Wait For It…Nails It With First Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame

Neil Patrick Harris, co-star of “How I Met Your Mother” was honored today by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with his first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  The ceremony was held in celebration of the upcoming DVD release of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Season 6: The New is Always Better Edition on September 27th.

Equally successful on stage and screen, Neil Patrick Harris continues to demonstrate his creative versatility.  He can currently be seen as the womanizing Barney Stinson on the hit CBS comedy series, “How I Met Your Mother,” a role which has garnered him four Emmy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, a People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor, and a Critics’ Choice Award for Supporting Actor in a Comedy.

In 2010, Neil won his first two Emmy Awards for his guest-starring turn on the critically-acclaimed series, “Glee,” and his role as host of the 63rd Annual Tony Awards.  In addition to hosting the 2009 Tony Awards, Harris also served as host and producer of both the 65th Annual Tony Awards and the 61stAnnual Primetime Emmys.  Named one of the “2008 Entertainers of the Year” by Entertainment Weekly, Neil was included in Time Magazine’s 2010 Time 100 List, an annual list of the world’s leading thinkers, leaders, artists, and heroes.

 

Harris gained notoriety on the small screen as the much-adored title character in “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” a role which also garnered him a Golden Globe nomination. Harris’ additional television credits include the NBC comedy series, Stark Raving Mad, Joan of Arc, Showtime’s The Man in the Attic, the classic TNT telefilm Cold Sassy Tree opposite Faye Dunaway, My Antonia with Jason Robards and Eva Marie Saint, The Wedding Dress with Tyne Daly, and CBS’s top-rated telefilm of 2005 The Christmas Blessing.  Neil has also made notable guest appearances on such shows as “Glee,” “Will & Grace,” “Ed,” “Sesame Street” and “Boomtown.”

A veteran of the theater, Harris recently tackled the leading role of Bobby in the New York Philharmonic’s concert production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company at Lincoln Center.  Harris has starred in three Broadway productions, including the dual roles of The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in the Tony Award-winning musical Assassins. He made his Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning production of Proof, and later starred as the exuberant emcee in Cabaret at Studio 54.

Harris rounds out his accomplishments on stage and television with an equal measure of success on the silver screen.  He was recently seen in two feature films – the independent comedy, The Best & The Brightest, and the animation/live-action adaptation of the beloved cartoon series, The Smurfs, co-starring Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays, and Sofia Vergara, and featuring the voices of Katy Perry, George Lopez, and Alan Cumming.  Harris  also recently starred in CBS Films’ Beastly, a modern-day retelling of the “Beauty and the Beast” tale, based on the novel by Alex Finn, and co-starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens and Mary-Kate Olsen.  He will soon be seen in the highly anticipated third installment of the Harold & Kumar film series, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas.

 

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Season 6: The New Is Always Better Edition comes with all 24 episodes and is filled with hilarious never-before-seen footage including deleted scenes, featurettes, a gag reel, commentaries, an extended performance of “Stand By Me” and much more.


Rarely Seen THE LION KING Concept Art

With THE LION KING 3D sweeping across theaters, we thought we would share a slideshow of some rarely seen concept art.

An unforgettable story, breathtaking animation, beloved characters and award-winning music sets the stage for “The Lion King”, a Disney classic that follows the adventures of Simba, the feisty lion cub who “just can’t wait to be king.” But his envious Uncle Scar has plans for his own ascent to the throne, and he forces Simba’s exile from the kingdom. Alone and adrift, Simba soon joins the escapades of a hilarious meerkat named Timon and his warmhearted warthog pal, Pumbaa. Adopting their carefree lifestyle of “Hakuna Matata,” Simba ignores his real responsibilities until he realizes his destiny and returns to the Pride Lands to claim his place in the “Circle of Life.” The all-star vocal talents—including Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Ernie Sabella,Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Robert Guillaume, Cheech Marin and Moira Kelly—rip-roaring comedy and uplifting messages of courage, loyalty and hope make this a timeless tale for all ages. Produced by Don Hahn and directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff from a script by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton, “The Lion King” is rated G by the MPAA.

 

Don’t forget you get a free pair of limited edition Simba-sized 3D glasses only at Real D theaters when you watch the Lion King 3D this Friday, September 16th!

MIFFF 2011 Final Lineup and Schedule Announced

The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival (MIFFF), a three day international showcase of genre films, is thrilled to announce its final lineup and schedule for its third annual event.

The festival is taking place September 16th-18th, 2011 in Seattle, Washington on the campus of Seattle Center. SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall will once again be the center of genre film mania in the Pacific Northwest for filmmakers and fans alike.

MIFFF’s third year will debut 5 feature films and over 40 short films from 12 countries across the globe. Over 10 of the films will be North American Premiere’s while there’s 30 films that will be making either their Northwest or Seattle Premiere. Information about the films can be accessed at the MIFFF website.

Several filmmakers will be in attendance.

Tickets are available in advance online. An entire festival pass can be purchased for $40. Single day passes for Saturday and Sunday are available at $25 per day. Individual screenings will cost $10.

Tickets and passes will also be available at the cinema. The venue is the SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street Seattle, Washington.

FEATURE FILMS

Absentia

Seattle Premiere
Director: Mike Flanagan, USA 91 minutes
Actors: Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, and Dave Levine
A woman and her sister begin to link a mysterious tunnel to a series of disappearances, including that of her own husband.

Boy Wonder
Northwest Premiere
Director: Michael Morrissey, USA 94 minutes
Actors: James Russo, Zulay Henao and Tracy Middendor
A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night.
Midnight Son
Northwest Premiere
Director: Scott LeBerecht, USA 90 minutes
Actors: Arlen Escarpeta, Tracey Walter and Larry Cedar
Forced by a disease to drink human blood for sustenance, Jacob must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.
The Melancholy Fantastic
Seattle Premiere
Director: A.D. Calvo, USA 82 minutes
Actors: Amy Crowdis, Robin Taylor, and Josh Caras
A strange and gripping holiday tale of grief, love, and the horrors of loneliness.
The Selling
Seattle Premiere
Director: Emily Lou, USA 90 minutes (Director will be in attendance)
Actors: Gabriel Diani, Janet Varney and Jonathan Klein
A too-honest-for-his-own-good real estate agent has to sell a haunted house before its ghostly inhabitants ruin his life. 

SHORT FILMS

A Penny Earned
Director: TJ Mino, USA 14 minutes (Director will be in attendance)
Young honeymooners learn a hard lesson while investigating a ‘haunted’ inn. Some ghosts don’t like having their story told.
Air
Director: Keir Burrows, United Kingdom 15 minutes

Air is a fast-paced action adventure about falling in love at the end of the world. When all the air on the planet becomes unbreathable at a stroke, two unlikely heroes find each other as they struggle to survive.

Alley Dog
Director: Casey Pyke, USA 5 minutes
Three flying robots lead a curious robotic canine on an exciting chase through a futuristic, abandoned city.
Alone
Director: Ethan Seneker, USA 8 minutes

Home is the safest place, unless, you’re alone.

Antedon
Director: Alejandro Ayala Alberola, Mexico 4 minutes

Stop-Motion animated Sci Fi short film inspired by the myth of the Sphinx as told in Oedipus Rex.

Arthur
Director: John Jacobson, USA 9 minutes (director will be in attendance)

Arthur is the story of a young boy just learning to take a stand for what is right. When his mother goes out for a run, he must use his imagination to travel through the darkness to overcome the dangerous beast that threatens his family.

Blind Luck
Director: Diane Aarts, Canada 2 minutes

A seeing eye dog must choose between his owner and his favorite toy.

Brutal Relax
Director: David Muñoz, Adrian Cardona, Rafa Dengrá, Spain 15 minutes

Mr. Olivares has already recovered, but now he needs a vacation. To go to some heavenly place where he can relax and blithely enjoy himself.

Call of Nature
Director: Rick Tillman, USA 2 minutes

Just another typical day for an Elder God whose current day job is hanging out on a fireplace mantle looking ominous…

Cankered and Cursed
Director: Todd DeJong, USA 4 minutes

The story depicts a sisterhood of evil witches that must avoid getting possessed by the goodness that surrounds them, before its too late.

Cosas Feas (Nasty Stuff)
Director: Isaac Ezban, Mexico 30 minutes

The story of the sexual discovery of Kriko Krakinsky, an 11-year-old boy living in a strange and bizarre family of immigrants that share mysterious and surprising behaviors around sexual issues.

Dead Friends
Director: Stephen Martin, Canada 11 minutes

Nine year old Lola Turtle’s only companion is her treasured and tattered stuffed bunny, Mister Wimperbottom…until she finds a way to grow her very own ‘DEAD’ best friend.

Earthship
Director: David Wilson, USA 18 minutes

In 2047 Post global warming Canada the Whitmore family has remained hidden from the rest of the world for years. Now the youngest son Dax wants to see what has become of the world, but the world is coming to them.

Employé du Mois (Employee of the Month)
Director: Olivier Beguin, Switzerland (French) 14 minutes

Stéphanie assists and leads the unemployed towards finding a new job. But when these unemployed are such mythical personages as vampires, witches or fairies, showing them the way promises to be treacherous.

Escape of the Gingerbread Man!!!
Director: Tod Polson, Denmark, Thailand, USA 12 minutes

A young storyteller challenges the old master in a pub on the Irish west coast. When things take an unexpected turn.

Fábrica De Muñecas (Dolls Factory)
Director: Ainhoa Menéndez, Spain 11 minutes

Anna works in a doll factory. Her whole life she revolves around performing mechanical motions to put the dolls eyes. But a small change at her work changed her life forever.

Facing Rupert
Director: Gregory Erdstein, Australia 11 minutes

As Steve’s health slowly declines in recovery, his brother, now kept in a jar beside the bed, begins to grow. An increasingly jealous Steve can only watch as Rupert steals the attention of his doctors and his nurse. Only when their prick of a father Steve Sr. turns up for a visit does Steve begin to realise that Rupert may be the only real family he has ever had.

Fitness Class Zombie
Director: Chris Walsh, USA 1 minute

How to lose weight the UNDEAD way!

High Fashion
Director: Fehraz Lateef, Australia 22 minutes

A controversial fashion designer becomes the target of a terrorist attack.

Idle Worship
Director: Theo Stefanski, USA 4 minutes

The skeleton rises from a desert wasteland in search of an object of worship. After his long journey to the altar, he learns you shouldn’t kneel before just anything greater than oneself.

Juan Con Miedo (Fearful John)
Director: Daniel Romero, Spain 11 minutes

During the holidays at his grandparent’s village, John meets Mary, a mysterious girl who tells the terrifying legend surrounding the peasant’s old house. John, unlike the character in the tale, is fearful. Mary is not.

Junk
Director: Kirk Hendry, United Kingdom 7 minutes

A tale of an obsession with junk food that may prove hard to swallow!

Junk Bonds: The Return of Junkbucket (trailer)
Director: Stephen Lange, USA 3 minutes

The sequel to the underground hit, Junkbucket, Junk Bonds satirizes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series as well as many slasher movie staples of the 1980’s. Not for the easily offended, Junk Bonds pushes the envelope to charm you while it offends you. He’s not a garbage man, but he’s still coming for you junk!

La Doncella Dormida (The Sleeping Maiden)
Director: Alberto Evangelio, Spain 15 minutes

Inés sees herself in a 19th century painting called “Sleeping maiden” but her boyfriend Simón plays the issue down. Inés’s nightmare starts when she finds out there are some more parallelisms between their lives apart from the physical resemblance.

La Tragedia Del Hombre Hueco (The Hollow Man’s Tragedy)
Director: Jorege de Guillae, Spain 16 minutes

Gonzalo is a man with a clear and intense look, his wide chin and his dimples present us a kind and pacific man, with a great heart… Here is the contradiction, Gonzalo has no heart.

Lonely
Director: Matty Limpus, Australia 19 minutes

Lonely is a young man whose mysterious friend, Bodgie Bob, makes him a deal to change his life for the better.

Loom
Director: Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Csaba Leta, Germany 6 minutes

A moth being caught in a spiders web. Struggling for an escape, the moths panic movements only result in less chance of survival.

Nobody But Her
Director: Phillip Jordan Brooks, USA 7 minutes

The terrifying story of 8-year old Greta and her abusive grandmother. After her grandmother’s strange death, two detectives work to unravel the mystery by questioning the young girl, leading them to the shocking truth.

Mongrel’s Creed
Director: Thomas Noakes, Australia 11 minutes

Set in the dungeons of a futuristic rehabilitation center Gravel must confront his superior officer, Mr. Cod, in order to save his close friend Robbie from becoming reprogrammed.

Nullabor
Director: Alister Lockhart, Patrick Sarel, Australia 11 minutes

The Eyre Highway through Australia’s Nullarbor Plain has longest stretch of straight road in the world—perfect for passing that slow motorist alongside you. When two cars meet in this desolate landscape, will it be the tortoise or the hare who wins the day?

Out of the Forest
Director: Tobias Gundorff Boesen, Denmark 6 minutes

A young rabbit’s journey through the forest.

Paths of Hate
Director: Damian Nenow, Poland 10 minutes

A short tale about the demons that slumber deep in the human soul and have the power to push people into the abyss of blind hate, fury, and rage.

Payload
Director: Stuart Willis, Australia 17 minutes

In the shadow of a space elevator, young Simon Carter must sacrifice everything to save what remains of his family.

Pharos
Director: McGraw Wolfman, USA 13 minutes

An astronaut stranded on a now dead Earth struggles with his sanity and a botched mission to initiate a mechanism that will cleanse the atmosphere.

Pinball
Director: Ruy Veridiano, Brazil 18 minutes

A teenager dabbles in witchcraft, which doesn’t work out, he escapes to the cemetery and meets Death in an dark and little frequented arcade. Amidst metaphysical dialogs and pinball records, he tries to cheat Death and get another chance in the game.

Rantdog’s Top Ten Zombie Movies Ever
Director: Norm Fassbender, Canada 8 minutes (director will be in attendance)
Midnight in a fog-bound swamp, Rantdog (Zombie fan) debates Twitch (non-Zombie
fan). Rantdog is armed and agitated. Twitch is gagged and tied to a post.
Nearby is a pile of rotting Zombie bodies and a freshly dug grave. As Rantdog ranks his
favorite Zombies, Twitch struggles to escape. Zombies attack. 

R.O.A.C.H.
Director: Sergio Luca Loreni, Italy, Spain 30 minutes

District of New Minsk: the democratic Government is crumbling under the pressure of the economic Guilds. While the population assists the coup d’etat of Prime Minister Deckard via cable, three stories intertwine in a race against time.

ROSA
Director: Jesús Orellana Spain 8 minutes

From humanity’s destruction awakes ROSA, a robot part of the KERNEL project, mankind’s last attempt to restore the earth’s ecosystem using recovered samples of long-extinct plant species

Sharfik
Director: Karina Gazizova USA 14 minutes

The most unbearable siege sucks the last drop of life out of once warm family. The true strength of oneself is reached in the most difficult times, when it is needed most.

Status
Director: Richard Williamson, Australia 19 minutes

In the near future social networking has moved out of the virtual world and into the physical. A confronting portrait of a world we may soon know too well. Welcome to the evolution.

Suffer
Director: Kimani Ray Smith, Canada 18 minutes

To save a beautiful stranger, Logan risks his life in Hell’s Kitchen.

Switch
Director: Greg Passmore, USA 6 minutes

In a futuristic world, a criminal is pursued in a high-speed chase for a valuable yet secretive object in his possession.

The Astronaut on the Roof
Director: Sergi Portabella, Germany 11 minutes

A comical road movie about two scriptwriters who write a film about two scriptwriters who write a film about a teenage couple who become bank robbers.

The Girl and the Fox
Director: Tyler Kupferer, USA 6 minutes

A young girl must track a mysterious fox through a foreboding wilderness.

The Waking
Director: John Stead, Canada 13 minutes

Anna moved into her dream home. She knew this was the one; but so did the mysterious presence lurking within its walls.

Toy House
Director: Yunjeong Ko, USA 2 minutes
A young boy is inspecting an abandoned carnival one night when it is suddenly lured through the gates by an entrancing pixie.
Vicenta
Director: Diego Soriano, Spain 23 minutes

When Alfredo dies not revealing his wife the hiding place of the fabulous fortune that they both won in the lottery, Vicenta will look for everywhere up to assume that the only way to find it, is asking to her deceased husband.

O Solitário Ataque de Vorgon (Vorgon’s Lonesome Raid)
Director: Caio D’Andrea, Brazil 6 minutes

An homage to old kaiju (Japanese Giant Monster) movies, and also a satire to romantic stories. Vorgon is a poor guy that lost his girlfriend, and he happens to be a 40 feet tall monster.

For all the latest developments visit MIFFF on Facebook & Twitter.

ABOUT MIFFF

The third annual Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival runs September 16th through 18th, 2011. Tickets are available online as well as in designated ticket venues. For more information on the Festival, including descriptions of films and events, please visit www.mifff.org. Members of the press can find and download more information, including press kits, photos, press releases, and full film descriptions in the press section of the website.

MIFFF produces the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival, the premier Pacific Northwest weekend long event devoted towards independent and international genre film making. The event was created to offer exposure to films that traditionally are overlooked by the festival circuit from genres including action, animation, fantasy, horror, and science fiction. The festival will feature an amazing selection of fantastic cinema from around the globe – with the possibility of artists presenting the works themselves. U.S. and world premieres will play alongside global festival favorites and select retrospective titles.

MIFFF is registered as a Washington State non-profit. MIFFF’s mission is to create experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary genre movies from across the globe.

All statements in this release are subject to change with or without notice.

 

 

Facebook To Premiere Horror Film On October 1st

FlickLaunch Showcases First Movie Distribution Platform Built on Facebook® for Viewing Independent Films 

THE PERFECT HOUSE to Premiere on Facebook on October 1st for 750M+ Global Users on the film’s Fanpage/Online Movie Theater

FlickLaunch, the first movie distribution platform built on Facebook for independent filmmakers, will premiere the horror thriller THE PERFECT HOUSE on October 1, 2011 as a 7-day rental on the film’s Facebook fanpage – http://prodigypublicrelations.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bb410deada8b6b607f204f67f&id=475517af19&e=acf6829c75.  The film isdirected by Kris Hulbert and Randy Kent and stars Monique Parent, Felissa Rose, Will Robertson, Andrea Vahl, Chris Raab, Jonathan Tiersten, and John Philbin.

This new platform enables independent filmmakers to market to and access a global audience through Facebook without the prohibitive costs of traditional and outdated distribution.  For a $5 “ticket price,” the movie will be viewed in its entirety and in full screen. Rather than go the traditional distribution route, the filmmakers for THE PERFECT HOUSE preferred to partner with FlickLaunch to engage moviegoers with a more scalable distribution model.

“We see a great opportunity to help these filmmakers get their films seen by offering this powerful transactional VOD distribution platform,” remarked Craig Tanner, Co-Founder and CEO of FlickLaunch.  “Currently, many independent films are not lucky enough to secure distribution from a major distributor and rarely have a meaningful marketing budget to reach a mass audience. FlickLaunch provides an immediate solution to filmmakers for both of these issues.”

“Partnering with FlickLaunch to be the first new released film on Facebook is something we are extremely excited and proud of,” says Kris Hulbert, writer, producer, and co-director of THE PERFECT HOUSE. “As soon as FlickLaunch announced their video platform during our post-production, I immediately saw we were in a special position and the value to release our film in this new distribution model was enormous.”

In THE PERFECT HOUSE, newlyweds Mike and Marisol (Will Robertson and Andrea Vahl), are given the tour of their dream home by a perky real estate agent (Monique Parent) and they soon find out their perfect house might just have a foreboding past. The ugly horrors of this house are revealed through three original tales of terror detailing the grim circumstances of the previous occupants. Done as an anthology, each short story in this homage to horror emulates the story and shooting styles of specific time periods in cinematic horror history.

Prior to the October 1st premiere, THE PERFECT HOUSE will take the film on a barnstorming 30-city tour.  This reality-style tour will feature free screenings, a must-see tour bus, and will showcase the cast and crew on an adventure they hope to share with horror fans around the country.  For specific dates and cities or to follow the daily tour blog when it starts on August 2nd, please visit: http://prodigypublicrelations.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bb410deada8b6b607f204f67f&id=6e6b8b80a3&e=acf6829c75 or http://prodigypublicrelations.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bb410deada8b6b607f204f67f&id=8f027790cd&e=acf6829c75.

With FlickLaunch, filmmakers can offer their movies on Facebook in minutes, not days or months as is the case for other Internet platforms.  The FlickLaunch player and application quickly uploads the filmmaker’s movie to the Facebook fanpage. Using the ‘LIKE’ button, the filmmaker can give away a predetermined amount of free views to “movie goers” to promote the movie or set the rental price to start making money right away. Once the predetermined number of ‘LIKES’ is exhausted, “moviegoers” will use Paypal (Facebook Credits available soon) to rent movies at a price of $1-$5 depending on the film, while engaging with their Facebook friends.

“The FlickLaunch player is the easiest interface to use by filmmakers to upload and stream their movies in a highly scalable, SaaS platform for an optimized viewing experience on Facebook,” commented Pinaki Saha, FlickLaunch tech advisor and board member.  “Users can watch in full screen, stop, pause, and resume within the 7-day rental window, all while posting comments and updates to their page.”

“In order for a film to be ensured success in this competitive environment, each actor, director, and producer must use their Facebook friends and Twitter followers to drive traffic to their movie” commented Erik Moore, Co-founder of FlickLaunch.  “It’s much easier when the movie theater and marketing arm reside on Facebook.”

Of the 3,812 movie submissions to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, only 118 feature length films were selected.  A limited number of those official selections will secure any meaningful distribution.  The other 3,694 may never be seen by an audience.  With FlickLaunch, that story is about to change.

FlickLaunch just completed their extremely robust iPad app, giving the Independent Filmmaker access to 30M iPads. The company is currently working on apps for the Android and iPhone.  Soon to be released is FlickLaunch 2.0, their movie genome project based on the social graph.

About FlickLaunch:

FlickLaunch is a streaming platform for film distribution built on Facebook. FlickLaunch allows a filmmaker to market and distribute a film directly to their audience and receive up to 70% of the revenue. FlickLaunch will offer its secure platform for major studio distribution.
Facebook:      www.facebook.com/FlickLaunch
Website:         www.FlickLaunch.com
Twitter:         @FlickLaunch

About Gratwick Films:

Founded in 2007 by Kristopher Hulbert, Gratwick Films is a production company based in Hollywood.  Since its inception, Gratwick Films has worked on a variety of projects, including its debut work, “First Timers,” which premiered at the legendary Riviera Theatre in Hulbert’s hometown of North Tonawanda, NY, to a sellout crowd. Currently the company is preparing for its first major release, THE PERFECT HOUSE, in a joint production with Bagboy Productions.
Facebook:      http://prodigypublicrelations.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bb410deada8b6b607f204f67f&id=8a370b87b1&e=acf6829c75
Website:         www.gratwickfilms.com/
Twitter:         @TPHperfecthouse

FAMILY GUY Hits The Big Screen In 10 Cities For A One Night Only Midnight Event

Experience More Stewie, More Brian and More Hilarity With Never-Before-Seen Footage, the First Episode of the Tenth Season and More!

Fox’s hit animated TV show, Family Guy, is taking the Griffin family on the road in celebration of its 10th anniversary for a 10 city, one night only, exclusive midnight viewing on September 15, 2011. The “Something, Something, Something Anniversary” Screening event is sure to delight Family Guy fans, from the hardcore to the casual, with an exclusive episode and never-before-seen footage, as well as trivia and special DVD and merchandise giveaways.

The screening events will feature an exclusive sneak peak at the first episode of the new season, “Lottery Fever,” in which the Griffin family wins the lottery and struggles to stay grounded. Additionally, fans can experience one of the most popular episodes in Family Guy history, “Road to the Multiverse,” as selected by fans on Facebook, as well as a not-yet-released 22-minute bonus feature from the upcoming Family Guy Volume 9 DVD slated to hit store shelves December 13 entitled “History of the World,” a telling of the creation of earth from a Family Guy perspective.

Additionally, fans who attend will have a chance to get their hands on new Family Guy merchandise courtesy of Fox Consumer Products, such as all-new interactive figures and playsets from Playmates Toys, games from USAopoly and a variety of Family Guy apparel, including an exclusive commemorative T-shirt.

Tickets are free on a first-come, first-served basis and can be reserved by RSVP’ing to the email addresses listed for each city below.

“Something, Something, Something Anniversary” Screening Cities and Theaters:

Atlanta

Regal Atlantic Station

261 19th Street NW, Atlanta

FamilyGuyAtlanta@gmail.com

Boston

Fenway Stadium 13 & RPX

201 Brookline Ave, Boston

FamilyGuyBoston@gmail.com

Chicago

Kerasotes Showplace ICON

150 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago

FamilyGuyChicago@gmail.com

Dallas

Studio Movie Grill

11170 N. Central Expressway, Dallas

FamilyGuyDallas@gmail.com

Los Angeles

AMC Century City 15

10250 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles

FamilyGuyLA@gmail.com

Minneapolis

AMC Rosedale

850 Rosedale Center, Roseville

www.tinyurl.com/MNFamilyGuy

New York

Village 7

66 Third Avenue at 11th St, NYC

FamilyGuyNewYork@gmail.com

Philadelphia

Rave University City 6

4012 Walnut St, Philadelphia

FamilyGuyPhilli@gmail.com

Phoenix

Harkins Tempe Marketplace

2000 East Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe

FamilyGuyPhoenix@gmail.com

Seattle

AMC Pacific Place

600 Pine St, Seattle

FamilyGuySeattle@gmail.com

 

The season premiere episode of FAMILY GUY airs Sunday, Sept. 25 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

About FAMILY GUY

FAMILY GUY follows the adventures of endearingly ignorant dad Peter Griffin and his hilariously odd family of middle-class New Englanders – wife Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and dog Brian – in Quahog, Rhode Island. The animated series, which features the voice talents of Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Mila Kunis, is a 20th Century Fox Television production. Seth MacFarlane is creator/executive producer. Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan serve as executive producers/showrunners, while Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild are executive producers. Become a fan of FAMILY GUY on Facebook at www.facebook.com/familyguy and follow the series on Twitter at www.twitter.com/familyguyonfox (@familyguyonfox).

About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.

About Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products

A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as third party lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.

The Liam Neeson Film Collection on DVD November 1st

A Holiday Must-Have, THE LIAM NEESON FILM COLLECTION

Arrives as a 10-Disc DVD Set November 1st

Get ready for action, adventure, suspense and great performances when THE LIAM NEESON FILM COLLECTION comes to DVD November 1 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. This is the first time a collection of this kind has been released for the star across all major studios making it a prime gift for the holidays!

Spanning 25 years of popular films starring the Academy Award® nominated actor,* THE LIAM NEESON FILM COLLECTION is the ultimate DVD set for any Neeson fan. Titles include: The Bounty, A Prayer for the Dying, High Spirits, Shining Through, Nell, Rob Roy, Kinsey, Kingdom of Heaven and Taken.


THE LIAM NEESON FILM COLLECTION contains 10 discs of Neeson’s most enthralling work including a bonus disc of special feature content for the masterpiece Kingdom of Heaven. Watch Neeson in roles as varied a small town doctor in Nell to a former CIA agent on a mission to save his only daughter in Taken. The collection also features excellent performances by Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Mickey Rourke, Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Orlando Bloom, and Peter O’Toole.

About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.

 

THERE WAS ONCE… Documentary Opens 9/23 in NY & LA

Gabor Kalman’s documentary feature THERE WAS ONCE… tells the inspiring story of Gyöngyi Mago, a Hungarian Catholic high school teacher striving to chart a new course of tolerance in her conflict-ridden hometown, Kalocsa, Hungary. While looking for a subject for her dissertation, she discovers a forgotten part of local history: the Jewish community that once thrived but is now non-existent in her city.

Engaging her students in her research, she teaches tolerance and battles prejudice in her classroom. Her quest is set against a backdrop of renewed racial tensions, growing intolerance, and the alarming rise of neo-Nazism in modern-day Hungary. To commemorate the 65th anniversary of liquidation of the local ghetto and deportation of the Jews to Auschwitz and other camps, she organizes an emotional memorial service, attended by survivors and their relatives, along with students, city officials, and the Archbishop. At the same time, a neo-Nazi protest takes place a few blocks away.

On May 5th of this year, the Simon Wiesenthal Center presented a Medal of Valor to Gyöngyi Mago. THERE WAS ONCE… is a portrait of this remarkable woman, and clearly demonstrates what one person can do to change attitudes, to fight intolerance, to educate, to champion the truth, and ultimately to triumph.

Director/producer Gabor Kalman, a Holocaust survivor from Kalocsa, is uniquely qualified to bring this story to the screen. Over the years, he has produced and directed numerous award-winning documentary films.

Opens Friday, September 23 for one week engagements in New York at the IFC Center and in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Sunset 5.

Not Rated / 103 minutes / In English and Hungarian with English Subtitles

For more information and to view the trailer, please visit the official website: http://www.therewasoncefilm.com/

Win Passes To See KILLER ELITE In Los Angeles

Hey Los Angeles… I know you are dying to win tickets to KILLER ELITE, a movie match-up made in tough guy heaven! Well, you sure are in luck because we are giving away passes to an advanced screening of the film, starring Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, and Clive Owen.

The screening for KILLER ELITE will be TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th at the The AMC CENTURY CITY Theater (10250 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90067) at 7 PM.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. FILL OUT YOUR NAME AND E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW. REAL FIRST NAME REQUIRED.

3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE TOUGHEST, AND WHY? STATHAM, OWEN, OR DE NIRO?

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGH A RANDOM DRAWING OF QUALIFYING CONTESTANTS. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PASSES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED.

ANYONE CAUGHT REPRINTING TICKETS FOR DISTRIBUTION WILL BE BANNED FROM OUR CONTESTS! DUPLICATE TICKETS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!



SYNOPSIS:

A match-up made in tough-guy heaven – Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro star in Killer Elite. Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives – Danny, an ex-special ops agent (Jason Statham) and Hunter, his longtime mentor (Robert De Niro) – against the cunning leader of a secret military society (Clive Owen). Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse — where the predators become the prey.

FOR MORE INFO GO TO : http://www.KillerElite.com

KILLER ELITE HITS THEATERS SEPTEMBER 23


Fly High with TORA! TORA! TORA! Making Its Blu-ray Debut on December 6th

The Emotionally Charged and Action-Packed Film Arrives On Blu-ray December 6th

Re-live the story of one of America’s darkest moments through superb visuals and a double sided narrative that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The classic film TORA! TORA! TORA! comes to Blu-ray from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on December 6th. The winner of the 1970 Academy Award® for Best Special Effects TORA! TORA! TORA! was nominated for four more Oscars® including Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Sound. Experience TORA! TORA! TORA! through the superb visual quality of Blu-ray for the first time.

Starring Martin Balsam (All The President’s Men), James Whitmore (The Shawshank Redemption), Jason Robards (All The President’s Men) and Joseph Cotton (The Third Man, Citizen Kane) TORA! TORA! TORA! showcases the attack on Pearl Harbor in dazzling detail.

The TORA! TORA! TORA! Blu-ray book includes the extended “Japanese Cut” containing 10 minutes of previously unreleased footage and rare photos from the Fox Archives – a collector’s dream.

About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.