DEATH ANGEL’S “DETHRONED” VIDEO TO PREMIERE ON HEADBANGERS BALL

DEATH ANGEL’s video for "Dethroned," a track off their latest album, Killing Season, will debut online on Thursday, April 17th on Headbangers Blog and on-air on

MTV2's Headbangers Ball this Saturday, April 19th at 11 p.m. EASTERN / 8 p.m. PACIFIC.

Director Robert Sexton had this to say about his ties to DEATH ANGEL:

“I’m excited about this video and I think D.A. fans are going to go nuts for it. It’s a great song and there are a lot of layers to the story and to the visuals. There’s something new to see every time you watch it, and DEATH ANGEL’s performance decimates. My band Genocide opened for DEATH ANGEL at an all-ages show in a Masonic Hall in Grand Haven, Michigan in the late ‘80s. Years later, I ran into Mark Osegueda at an absinthe party at Kirk Hammett’s house in San Francisco. Mark informed me that DEATH ANGEL were doing their new album, and I asked to be put in the mix to direct the video. Keep your eyes open for the ‘unclean’ edit that’s bound to surface somewhere… and keep watching the skies.”

DEATH ANGEL will launch a North American co-headlining “In Thrash We Trust” tour with God Forbid on May 1st in Michigan with support coming from Soilent Green and Light This City. The band’s first tour since 1990, guitarist Rob Cavestany says, “We couldn’t be more stoked! ‘In Thrash We Trust’ will be our first full-blown tour since we hit the road for Act III eighteen years ago and we are gonna bring it! ‘Killing Season’ has begun!!!”

To view tour dates, visit: www.myspace.com/DEATHANGEL

Headbanger's Blog Death Angel Permalink:
http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/04/17/video-premiere-death-angels-dethroned/

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Here is a link to to the aforementioned, "Unclean" version of the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKZ6TOksrs4

I hope this finds you all well.

Cheers,
RS

"THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY" presented by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's TRULY INDIE program . . .

. . . opens nationwide this Friday, April 18th.

Here's what people are saying . . .

"ENGROSSING."
- Sports Illustrated

"RICH AND FUNNY."
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"WONDERFUL."
- New York Post

"RIVETING."
- Washington Post

"ESSENTIAL."
- Time Out New York

"STERLING."
- Newsday

Click below to watch the trailer . . .
http://www.thefirstsaturdayinmay.com/view-the-trailer/

Click below to find a theater near you . . .
http://www.thefirstsaturdayinmay.com/2008/03/11/opening-in-a-city-near-you/


Best,
The Hennegan Brothers
http://www.thefirstsaturdayinmay.com

EAST SILVER 2008 – CALL FOR ENTRIES

New edition of East Silver – unique documentary market for Eastern and Central Europe is now open for submissions. Deadline is July 30, 2008.

East Silver has become the biggest internationally recognized database of creative feature documentary and television documentary films from Central and East Europe.

This specialized market will take place during the 12 th IDFF Jihlava (October 24 – 29, 2008). For East Silver, this will be the digital year 02.

The deadline for East Silver 2008 submissions is 30 July 2008. The submission is free for all applicable films (produced 2007 – 2008, English subtitled, with trailer + photos). Further information, guidelines and entry form are available at http://www.eastsilver.net/

Anna Kaslová, East Silver Assistant

Email: info@eastsilver.net/ Tel+fax:+ 420 222 214 858

gsm:+420 777 211 077/ skype: eastsilver2006


Address for submitting films and other material:

East Silver, Školská 12, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic


About East Silver

Each year, about 350 films from more than 29 countries submit to the project. East Silver is the only market which supports producers and distributors from Central and East Europe. Filmmakers submit their new documentary and experimental films from the beginning of February up to the end of June. The project is traditionally implemented within collaboration of IDFF Jihlava and Institute of Documentary Film. East Silver 2008 and the East European Forum will form the industry section of the 12th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival from 24th to 29th October.

East Silver Catalogue

East Silver offers a printed catalogue distributed to over five hundred film professionals, and an on-line database, in which directors and producers can present their films. The video library creates space for them to meet important distributors, television and festival programmers and important buyers. These can, through East Silver, systematically get to know not easily accessible documentary production from Central and East Europe and acquire selected films for further distribution. The video library, which catered for over 300 European film professionals in 2007, serves as a unique meeting point for the dialogue between film professionals from East and West.

East Silver Caravan

An inseparable part of the project is the East Silver Caravan. During the year you can encounter it at the most prestigious documentary film festivals and markets in Europe, USA and Canada. Documentary showcase travels with the selection of the best creative documentaries from East and Central Europe towards a wide international audience – not only towards film fans, but particularly towards professionals. East Silver partner festivals and markets strongly believe that the special quality and energy of East European documentaries will enchant festival-goers and television audiences all over the world. The Caravan can deliver its load of approximately 30 films to places such as Berlin (Berlinale 7/2 – 17/2), Prague (World Content Market 25/2 – 27/2), Kiev (IFF Human Rights Documentary Days in Ukraine 28/3 – 4/4), Toronto (Hot Docs 17/4 – 27/4, Nyon (Visions du Reel 18/4 – 24/4), Linz (Crossing Europe 22/4 – 27/4), Krakow (Krakow FF 30/5 – 5/6), Budapest (Discop 18/6 – 20/6), La Rochelle (Sunny Side of the Doc 24/6 – 27/6), Karlovy Vary (KVIFF 4/7 – 12/7), Marseille (FID Marseille 4/7 – 9/7), Kosovo (DokuFest 6/8 – 12/8), Sarajevo IFF (15/8 – 23/8), Leipzig (DOK Leipzig 27/10 – 2/11), Sheffield (DocFest Sheffield 7/11 – 11/11), Copenhagen (CPH DOX 9/11-18/11) and Amsterdam (IDFA 20/11 – 30/11).

East Silver TV Focus

Another activity of East Silver towards TV buyers and commissioning editors is recommendation of Eastern European docs made to fit broadcasters´ slots.

TRIPLE E PRODUCTIONS’ FILM GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN WEINSTEIN COMPANY’S “DIARY OF THE DEAD” FILM CONTEST

Syosset, NY, April 7th, 2008: Triple E Productions won the grand prize in The Weinstein Co.’s Diary of the Dead DVD contest. Their film entitled, The Final Day, will now be featured on the DVD release of legendary filmmaker George A. Romero's new film, Diary of the Dead.

The contest was put together by The Weinstein Company and Mr. Romero, who is responsible for the American classic, Night of the Living Dead. The top twenty films were selected through user votes on the social networking site, MySpace, and through a special selective process by members of The Weinstein Company. The top twenty films were then screened for Mr. Romero, who hand-picked five films – four winners and one grand prize winner. The five films will be featured on the Diary of the Dead DVD and the Grand Prize Winner, The Final Day, will have its own featured section on the DVD.

“We’re elated that The Weinstein Company and Mr. Romero picked our film to be the Grand Prize Winner from among the three hundred and ten other films. That type of validation is simply just a remarkable experience,” states company owner and Director of The Final Day, Paul Del Vecchio. “We just hope this experience opens up a few doors and allows us to keep making films because we have a lot of ideas that we feel would be both entertaining for the fans and profitable for the studios.”

For more information on the film, contact Paul Del Vecchio or visit www.triple-e-productions.net. The Final Day can be viewed online for free at the following web address: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=29312335.

Triple E Productions is a film and video production company located in Long Island, NY. They handle all aspects of film and video production from concept to screen.

HOLLYSHORTS 2008 TO OPEN WITH JOSH BROLIN’S ACCLAIMED SHORT FILM “X”

The Josh Brolin-directed short film X will have its Hollywood premiere Aug. 7 as the opening film of the fourth annual HollyShorts Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Festival co-organizers and directors Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont are thrilled to include the film. “We are delighted to kick off this year’s HollyShorts with the Hollywood premiere of Josh Brolin’s short film X, in conjunction with the American Cinematheque,” Sol said in a statement. Hollyshorts is scheduled to run Aug. 7-10.

X follows an inmate who escapes from prison to reunite with his daughter and search for her murdered mother’s body in order to give her a proper burial. The film stars Brolin’s two daughters — Eden Brolin and stepdaughter Eleanor Lambert — alongside Vincent Riverside as the inmate, Jack.


Brolin, who won a 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the No Country for Old Men ensemble and was nominated as part of the American Gangster ensemble, said in a statement, “I’m honored that HollyShorts has chosen my directorial debut film, X, to open their fourth annual festival. I’m proud of the stark nature of this film, how it explores the parent-child relationship, and appreciate the support of those willing to embrace my journey into filmmaking. We’re excited to show the film and be a part of this event.”

HollyShorts’ opening night will also feature other acclaimed short films from around the world, to be announced in late June. The complete festival lineup will be unveiled in the first week of July. The festival also features networking forums, receptions, and entertainment-industry panels.

Sol said the festival is designed to help filmmakers at all stages of their careers and he’s excited to expand the festival to four days: “We look forward to presenting a great slate of high-quality short-form content and continue creating platforms for filmmakers to advance their careers to the next level.”

For more information about HollyShorts, visit http://www.hollyshorts.com/

Partners In Crime Films Announces the cast for the feature film "KNUCKLE DRAGGERS"

Knuckle Draggers STATUS: Post Production (Los Angeles)

Written and Directed by: Alex Ranarivelo
Produced by Paul J. Alessi

Paul J. Alessi and Ross McCall film still from Knuckle Draggers

SYNOPSIS: "Knuckle Draggers" takes a realistic, but comic look at how the behaviors of men and women have evolved very little since the caveman times. When Ethan, the needy nice guy, is dumped by his fiancée, he asks his misogynist older brother Kyle to help him win her back. Kyle tries to teach Ethan how to act like "a real man" and to never put a woman on a pedestal. Repulsed by his brother's harsh views on how to treat women, Ethan ignores his advice and ventures out into the dating world, where he slowly realizes that everything Kyle says seems to be true.

STARRING
Ross McCall as Ethan
Paul J. Alessi as Kyle
Amie Barsky as Patricia
Danielle Nicolet as Renee
Justin Baldoni as Gavin
Jennifer Alden as Heather
Sarah Dlaine as Erica
Brandon Olive as Matteo
and
Omar Gooding as Russell

Justin Baldoni, Amie Barsky, Brian Guest and Michael Marchand film still from Knuckle Draggers

Official Website: http://www.knuckledraggersmovie.com/
IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt1091228

SideShow Cafe, an open mic/american idol mutation

SideShow Cafe, an open mic/american idol mutation now shooting in it's second season! Our next show will be Saturday, February 23rd from 6 - 10pm at the Cafe International in San Francisco’s lower haight district.

Our theme for 2008 is the Patriot's Re-Act Campaign and and we need artists of all kinds - musicians, poets, comics, drag queens. dancers, jugglers, flamethrowers, contortionists, or ANYTHING really. WHATEVER you consider to be your art you have five minutes to show it off in front of our audience, judges cameras. Admission is free, so even if you're not a performer and you just want to support the cause come out and help us celebrate the end of the Bush era.

For those in the bay area - Sign up is from 3-5pm OR signup electronically via signupsheet@supershakeproductions.com

For all my friends, nationally and internationally, I wish you a prosperous new year. If you have a chance, please check out the sideshow clips....and remember to support your local and global artists.

Agent Double E

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Thanks!
Maria Daskalakis
http://www.supershakeproductions.com/

Update from Filmmaker Jamin Winans

Our Double Edge Friends,

It has been a while since we have given you an update, so here is a quick one. We wrapped production on our second feature film, "Ink" last October and are currently in the middle of post-production. The film is looking great and we are very excited about its potential and can't wait to share it with you all. There is no premiere date set, but we will certainly keep you posted as we get closer to completion.

"Ink" has some very exciting stunt and fighting scenes, which wouldn't have been possible without the dedicated and excessively talented Hybrid Crew (also featured in Spin and Go Fast), our stunt and fight team. One member of the Hybrid Crew, Lorin, has gone on to be selected as a finalist in the Ninja Warrior competition sponsored by G4TV. Ninja Warrior is an extremely popular show in Japan and has come to the USA to showcase athletes with extraordinary abilities. Kind of like an X-Games for extreme gymnasts and parkour enthusiasts. If you have the time and you want to watch an incredible athlete at work, please visit: Ninja Warrior Finalists and give Lorin a top rating. We hope to see him advance to the televised competition and continue to build his resume for stunt work in films.

We are so thankful for our outstanding cast and crew and everyone who came together to make the production of the film possible. It is the most exciting project we have put together to date and rest assured you will be the first to see the "Ink" trailer when it is out!

Jamin and the Double Edge Crew
www.DoubleEdgeFilms.com

Fragments from Death Comes for Britney Spears! the musical

Fragments from Death Comes for Britney Spears! the musical
(HD video, 8 minutes, 2008)

Fragments from DEATH COMES FOR BRITNEY SPEARS! the musical
http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2008/02/05/britney-and-the-grim-reaper/

(NEW YORK, NY) - Ben Greenman and Erika Yeomans team up to create a dark parody on Britney Spears and the Industry of Gossip. New Yorker Magazine editor and author Ben Greenman originally wrote the celebrity musical Fragments from Death Comes for Britney Spears! the musical for media gossip website Gawker.com. It sketched out her fragile personality, her need for attention, and the way in which the media conspires to drive her even further out of her mind. Later, after she got into more trouble, Mr. Greenman updated it for McSweeneys. In between the original and the update, the filmmaker and writer Erika Yeomans adapted the piece into a short film.

Additional Bios

Writer Ben Greenman is the author of several works of fiction, including Superbad, Superworse, and the forthcoming A Circle is a Balloon and Compass Both. He is an editor at New Yorker Magazine and also contributes to a number of publications, online and off, including Moistworks.com, The New-York Ghost, McSweeneys.net, Gawker.com, and others.

Directed / Adapted by Erika Yeomans a filmmaker and writer whose films and videos: Chubby Buddy, In Search of Bas Jan's Miraculous, The Forgery, Paging Dr. Freud; work can be seen at galleries, museums and festivals in the US and Europe. Her feature directorial debut POSE DOWN (s16, 90 mins, 2007) is currently touring film festivals. More info on her can be found at myspace.com/therestofyournaturallife or myspace.com/posedownthemovie.

Producer/Editor Christine Giorgio has worked with numerous artists and filmmakers as both an editor and producer. She worked with Teddy-award winning filmmaker Daniel Stedman as both editor and associate producer on his short film MOTHER (12min, 35mm, 2006). As a producer, Christine collaborated with documentary filmmaker Maria Yatskova on the filming of a live performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. She also served as an additional editor on Yatskova's feature documentary MISS GULAG (62 min, 2007). In early 2007, Christine joined with artist and film director Erika Yeomans to found the Sag Harbor Lab, a fiscally sponsored endeavor for developing short film/video projects. Through the Lab, Christine produced THE BITTER END (16mm short film) and BOO (HD short), a film directed by Yeomans. Most recently, Christine produced the feature film written and directed by Marlene Rhein, THE BIG SHOT-CALLER (90min, HD, 2008).

APPLESAUCE MINK
NEW YORK, NY

James DuMont's-The Cellar Door Opens in Theaters in 1/23/08!

Here is an update from Actor/Producer James DuMont.

Dear Friends, Family & All,

I am happy to announce that, The Cellar Door will have
a Theatrical Release in select cities. Here is our
Trailer:
http://www.cellardoormovie.com/trailer/index.html

After some 30 features I finally nailed my first lead
role and co-produced it to boot. Please, Please,
Please forward this e-mail to as many people in the
below cities as you can.

Wednesday January 23, 2008-Houston, TX
http://www.drafthouse.com/westoaks/shows.php?id=141

Friday February 8. 2008- 7 & 10 pm-San Antonio, TX-
http://www.drafthouse.com/westlakes/shows.php?id=153

Friday February 22, 2008-Madison, WI
http://www.marcustheatres.com/theater.cfm?theater_id=2206

Thursday February 28, 2008-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
http://www.fliff.com/cinemaparadiso/schedule.html

It has been named "One of the best new horror films of
2007" by Pretty Scary.net & Horror Movies.com & being
compared to Saw, Slither & Open Water. We won the
Audience Award and I & my co-star won for Best Actor &
Actress at Shriekfest in Los Angeles.

It’s definitely a horror film of some substantial
terror, so not for kids, but Rated R so perfect for
teens and fans of psychological thriller/horror.
Surprisingly it's some of the best work I have done on
film. The DVD will launch on March 4th.

Thank you for your support.

James DuMont
Actor-Producer
DuMont Entertainment Group LLC

2008 HollyShorts Film Festival Announces Call For Entries

January 14, 2008

2008 HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES

Official Deadline is May 16 For All Short Films

Hollywood, CA - Today, the 2008 HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) announces the call for entries for short films. Submission forms can be completed directly online by visiting http://www.hollyshorts.com/ or by submitting on Withoutabox directly at www.withoutabox.com/login/4655. The 4th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival will be held August 7-10 with screenings, events and parties in Hollywood, CA.

All submissions must be 30 minutes or less. Deadlines to submit U.S. and International short films for the 2008 HollyShorts Film Festival are:

February 15, 2008 - EARLY SUBMISSION DEADLINE
April 11, 2008 - OFFICIAL DEADLINE
May 16, 2008 - LATE DEADLINE

Completed U.S. and international short films may be submitted and must arrive in office by February 15 for early consideration and a reduced submission fee. Complete information and eligibility requirements are available on HollyShorts.com. All films submitted for competition are also considered for participation in non-competitive categories of Opening Night Premieres, HollyShorts International Suite and the HollyShorts official closing event.

The third annual HollyShorts Film Festival awarded over $26,000 in products and services prizes to filmmakers.HollyShorts Film Festival awards prizes for short films in the following areas: Overall Best Short Film, Best Student Short, Best Cinematography, Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Animation, Best Narrative, Best Comedy, Best International, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Thriller, Best Music Video, Future Filmmaker and much more. All films are eligible for Audience Choice.

The submission link and complete information regarding eligibility and entry rules for the 2008 HollyShorts Film Festival are available on the HollyShorts Film Festival website at http://www.hollyshorts.com/. Information is also available through the HollyShorts hotline at 818-760-9897, by email to staff@hollyshorts.com. For sponsorship information, please email admin@hollyshorts.com with your query.

About HollyShorts Film Festival
The inaugural HollyShorts Film Festival took place at The Space Theatre in Hollywood August 2005 and featured 23 short films from the U.S., UK, Poland, Canada and Thailand. The 2nd annual HollyShorts Film Festival took place at Cinespace in Hollywood, CA and featured 53 of the best short films from around the world. 13 different countries were represented. The third annual HollyShorts Film Festival took place August 10-12, 2007, drawing over $26,000 in prizes awarded. The festival featured three screening venues. Best Short film honors went to "Songbird" Directed by John Thompson. Thompson was awarded a one week audio rental package courtesy of Action Audio and Visual, featuring sound and communications equipment rentals to utilize for his next film project. The festival featured Actor Adrian Grenier's short film "Euthanasia," a DJ performance from the legendary hip hop DJ Biz Markie and 57 short films in competition; three days of screenings, parties, insightful panels along with a slew of networking platforms for HollyShorts participants. The 2007 HollyShorts Film Festival included the following partners: Ourstage.com, h Magazine, Showbiz Software Stores, Action Audio and Visual, Si-Mi.com, Stash DVD Magazine, UCLA Extension Department of Entertainment Studies, Dreamhouse Ensemble, LA One Stop, LBN E lert, Indiepix, Breakyourself, Choice Hospitality, Film Radar, Shortend Magazine, Sand Jewelry by Therese and Vice Hollywood. For more information, visit http://www.hollyshorts.com/.

About HollyShorts
HollyShorts is an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panel and forums. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 30- minutes or less. For more information, please visit http://www.hollyshorts.com/. Filmmaker news available at http://www.hollyshortsfilmfestival.blogspot.com/.


For More Information, contact:
Erica Sardarian
HollyShorts Film Festival
e. staff@hollyshorts.com
p. 818-760-9897

Audition – Best Super Bowl Dance

Post your video response to this Audition. Maybe they will contact you.

See what the girls have been filming lately

Los Angeles Times

See what the girls have been filming lately

The American Cinematheque's Focus on Female Directors

aims for a celebratory dynamic.

By Susan King

January 10, 2008

THE American Cinematheque's third annual Focus on

Female Directors tonight is more than just a screening

of shorts. It's a chance to empower women, especially

young women, to make movies.

"From the get-go, our idea was to create an event that

wasn't just a screening," says Andrea Richards, author

of "Girl Director," who organized the evening with Kim

Adelman (author of "The Ultimate Guide to Chick

Flicks") and the Cinematheque's Andrew Crane. "We

wanted to have some sort of celebratory dynamic -- to

get people in who had never made a film before and

say, 'Here is the process; it's not rocket science.' "

"So much of our perspective is overlooked in the media

and commercial films," says Mariam Jobrani, whose "The

Fighting Cholitas" -- an award-winning 2006 short

about female wrestlers in Bolivia -- will be shown. "I

think it's about time we got out there and just told

our own stories and put out the way we feel."

Richards, Adelman and Crane have balanced the evening,

alternating shorts by well-known filmmakers and

newcomers. "We are looking for name filmmakers that

people are excited to see their films, even if they

don't want to support female filmmakers," says

Adelman. " The first year we had a Sofia Coppola short,

and this year we have a Mira Nair short ["Migration"].

"The program also features Jennifer Aniston and Andrea

Buchanan's "Room 10," based on a true story made for

Glamour magazine's Reel Moments short film series;

Sophie Barthes' "Happiness," about a lonely woman

working in a condom factory who buys a box of

happiness; "Little Miss Sunshine" directors Valerie
Faris and Jonathan Dayton's 2001 music video "Sexual

Revolution"; Hilary Goldberg's twist on film noir, "In

the Spotlight"; Michelle Hung's exploration of

sisterhood, "Chinese Dumplings"; and Sarah Wickliffe's

animated "Art's Desire," which won a 2007 Student

Academy Award and is about a character in a painting

who decides to redraw his environment.

"The inspiration for this was wanting to do something

about a character having the power to change," says

Wickliffe. "You don't like what your surroundings are,

so go out and change it and make a new one foryourself."

Rounding out the evening is 1913's "How Men Propose,"

directed by Lois Weber, who was a head of production

at Universal nearly a century ago. "We were so excited

about the Lois Weber short [because] it makes a kind

of historical link in terms of community," says

Richards.

"And that it didn't all start with Sofia Coppola,"

echoes Adelman.

FOCUS ON FEMALE DIRECTORS

WHERE: Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd.,Hollywood

WHEN: 7:30 tonight

PRICE: $7 to $10

INFO: (323) 466-3456,

http://www.egyptiantheatre.com/

The Business of Being Born

Film Screening followed by a panel discussion.The Business of Being BornSunday, January 06, 2008 $10-$20 sliding scale - 7pmAt La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley 510-849-2568For more information please contact: Eva Goodfriend-Reano 510-225-5615or LaPeña's Fernando @ 510-849-2568 x 15 or <fena@lapena.org>

Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to examine and question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal. Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency? The Buisness of Being Born makes a compelling argument for more humanistic approaches to birth, challenging ideals of our technocratic society which places absolute faith in machines and technology.

Director's Statement

When my friend Ricki Lake approached me about making this film, I admitted to her that I was afraid to even witness a woman giving birth, let alone film one. I had never pronounced the word "midwifery" and I thought Ricki insane, as she planned the birth of her second child, for passing up an epidural in a hospital delivery.

But as I did the research, I discovered that the business of being born is another infuriating way medical traditions and institutions - hospitals and insurance companies - actually discourage choice and even infringe on parents' intimate rites, ultimately obstructing the powerful natural connection between mother and newborn child.

As I began to shoot the film, I saw that nowhere does the tension between technology and nature play out more dramatically than birth. The film became an unexpectedly personal journey when I hesitantly turned the camera on my own pregnancy and became my own subject. Initially making choices based on faith and intuition, I had to contend firsthand with all the issues and politics I had been exploring from a comfortable distance, until my choices were put to the ultimate test. The birth of my child and this film will remain forever intertwined, and both continue to surprise and thrill me every day. Abby Epstein, April 2007

http://www.lapena.org/

http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/

Bikini Bloodbath - Campy Splatterfest Ignites Onto DVD

PLAINVILLE, CT – 11 December 2007 - Bikini Bloodbath, a campy splatter-fest, in the vein of Scream and Scary Movie that pays homage to 80’s horror movies is available on DVD December 11th 2007. The film was written and directed by Jon Gorman and Thomas Edward Seymour.

“It’s Superbad meets Fiday the 13th,” comments Sheri Lynn, the movie’s producer and Middletown resident. “It provides a debut for a lot of young female actors in very funny roles,” says Sheri, “It’s one of the few films being released with a predominately female cast that’s not labeled a ‘chick flick’.”

Leah Ford makes her on screen debut as Jenny the movie’s heroine. The film also debuts, Anna-Karin Eskilsson, Katie Gil, Natasha Nielsen, Olja Hrustic, Dana Fay Ensalata, and Maggie Champagne. The film stars Debbie Rochon, Leah Ford and Russ Russo. Rochon is cult legend having starred in over 150 films. She is also the co-host of Fangoria Radio on Sirius Satellite along with Dee Snider. Russ Russo is known for his work in the locally filmed movies A New Wave (John Krasinski, Lacey Chabert; ThinkFilm 2007), and Land of College Prophets (York 2005). Bikini Bloodbath was filmed all around Connecticut including in: Southington, New Britain, and Plainville.

Bikini Bloodbath is the story of Jenny who on her last day of high school decides to have a slumber party to celebrate her friends going away to college. Across town, a maniacal chef goes on a killing spree. Their gym coach (Debbie Rochon) attempts to the rescue of the bikini clad group, but when Chef Death (Robert Cosgrove) shows up at the party, hilarity ensues and the blood bath begins.

“The soundtrack is also something I’m proud of,” says Seymour. “It’s a compilation of local musicians, many from local label Sling Slang Records. Other songs were written for the movie and recorded at Aliehn Studio’s of Bristol, CT. We think that indy film is the perfect medium for indy music.”

Bikini Bloodbath was an attempt to create a film that was purely entertaining and fun. Inspired by the films of Mel Brooks, Roger Corman, and Loyd Kauffman, “It’s an absurd comedy,” says Gorman, “if you’re looking for meaning, look elsewhere.” Bikini Bloodbath is available through online retailers and can be downloaded via most major online streaming sites. It is available wholesale through MVD, VPD, Ingram, B&T and will be available at finer retailers. A trailer is available to view at http://www.bikinibloodbath.com/

About Blood Bath Pictures

Blood Bath Pictures is an independent production company specializing in teen horror features. BBP is comprised of a group of prolific and creative filmmakers: Thomas Edward Seymour, Jonathan Gorman, Sheri Lynn & Bruce Seymour. BBP producers have won dozens of awards for their features and shorts. Blood Bath Pictures is located in New Britain Connecticut and was founded in 2005.

View the New Trailer:

There's also a new trialer at http://www.bloodbathpictures.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pskWI5sd_1Y

Store Links:

Another Bookstore.com

http://www.anotherbookstore.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=229

Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Bikini-Bloodbath-Debbie-Rochon/dp/B000WS4S9O/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1197389354&sr=8-1

Additional Press Info:

There's updated press info at http://www.bloodbathpictures.com/press

For More Information Contact:

Bruce Seymour

bruce@brightlyentertainment.com

Brightly Entertainment18 Grant Avenue Plainville, CT 06062

860.628.1787 phone 860.223.7558 fax

Electronic Copy & Hi-Res Pictures Available At:

www.bloodbathpictures.com/press

Message from Performing Songwriter Jordan Allen

Hey everybody. Wanted to let you know I would be honored if you would go to the website and download some songs for free. Then, share them with friends and net buddies. And let me know if there is anything else you would like to see on the site...

Warm regards, Jordan Allen
http://www.jordanallenmusic.com/

Message from Dream Regime Productions

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Project Direct- Beneath the Surface

It's that time of year again

Dear Friends and Family -

This holiday season, Amie Barsky will again organize the Christmas Party for the Maryvale Orphan's. For the past two years Amie has successfully organized this charitable festivity.
This year the Orphanage has 88 young girls who have no home or loving parent to provide them gifts.

We are asking for sponsors for these unfortunate girls. Each girl lists 3 gifts they would like for Christmas and we hope that with your generosity we can again brighten some hearts this Christmas. To date ONLY 33 Girls have Sponsors that leaves 55 girls without a Sponsor and without any Christmas gifts.

Our goal is to have all 88 girls sponsored by the end of the week. If you or any of your friends, family members or associates would like to sponsor a Maryvale Orphan, please contact me immediately or visit the Maryvale Angels website for details http://maryvaleangels.com.

Anything you can do to help give these girls a Christmas would be greatly appreciated.
Their Christmas party is December 13th, that leaves us 17 days to search out 55 sponsors. We would like to have all gifts received by December 7th. If you would like to Sponsor a girl, but do not have time to purchase and ship your gifts by December 7th you can simply make a cash donation and myself or another organizer will buy the gifts.

Please contact Amie at donate@maryvaleangels.com as soon as possible!

I thank you all in advance for your generosity and immediate support. Happy Holiday to you and your family.

Paul J. Alessi
Producer/Actor
paul@pauljalessi.com
www.pauljalessi.com

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