C47Houston WEEKLY Vol. 2 No. 34 w/ Dir. Bill Hughes by C47Houston News & Entertainment Magazine

WEEKLY Vol. 2 - Issue 34 - 2015

The Director of “Matt Mercury: Plot of the Galactic Mastermind”

Mr. Bill Hughes

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Colorado Director with some Texas ties, Mr. Ty Curtis King and Battle Yard Films, Inc., are in the pre-production phase on their first feature action/thriller motion picture “Dark Watch”. Written by Mr. King the story follows a young woman who holds the secret to human survival in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a huge solar storm that came in the form of a chemical heat wave that has erased most of humanity from the face of the earth. With a disaster plan in place, the “Government” had never declared a state of emergency because of the severity and threat of the storm was on a massive and epic logical scale. There was no need to declare an emergency as nothing on earth could save you from what was to come. But there were survivors. When a religious cult blames the disaster on the lack of Christian faith, the radical zealots take the “act of god” into their own hands by banding together and executing the innocent. When the young savior of humanity is threatened, a mysterious group of warriors called the Knights of the New Order, rise up to protect her and battle the band of radicals. Casting includes Houston’s Kristin Cochell as Madison Snow, John Wells, Tamika Caldwell and Sabrina Scott. The feature movie is set to be shot in Colorado in the beginning of 2016. C47Houston will keep you posted. Learn more about “Dark Watch” on F**ebook and “Like” them at: https://www.facebook.com/DarkWatchMovie/

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Private Cast and Crew Premiere

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Texas Director R. Clay Ayers and Magic Smoke Media are out of the post-production phase of their new feature movie “Organizatsiya”. The Movie is in can. The filmmakers are having a private cast and crew screening of this movie coming up Tuesday, July 28th in the Katy area. Written by Mr. Ayers, the story follows Greg and Linda Shaffer, a struggling couple who discover and find a mysterious briefcase full of cash and belonging to the Russian Mafia (or the Organizatsiya). With a bunch of money in their hands and thinking their worries are over, the couple now has to run from people intent on getting this money back. The Russians are psychotic and will do anything to get them. They just want the money and could care either way whether the Shaffers live or die. (An interesting not is that Mr. Ayers wrote this screenplay in Tom Vaughan’s Story & Plot class. So it has to be good) Produced by Carrie Fitch, Chris Spisak and Trae Stanley, casting for this movie includes a huge list of Houston talent including David Maldonado as Greg, Jennifer Rogers as Linda, Neal Kodinsky, Elsa Marquez, Eric Reinholt, James Glen Tucker, Troy Parker, Tim Anderson, Heather Williams, Chad Thackston, Susan Ly, Peter Malek, John Ostermann, Antoinette Anders, Mark Isaacs, Joe Bunner, Howard Calvert and Ben C. Johnson. The movie also includes Jennifer Joseph, Holly Dacke, Mark Docherty, Bill Ross, Aubrey Harding and Sarah Sanders, to name a few of the wonderful talent in this movie. Behind the camera is Cinematographer Trae Stanley. This will be his first feature endeavor. Other crew members include stunts by Neal Kodinsky, Makeup by Crystal Cook and costume/wardrobe by Elizabeth Trevino. This is R. Clay Ayers first feature movie. He has directed two short movies “The Picture in the House” and “The Shadow on the Wall” We were invited to the cast and crew screening and we will take a few pictures. Learn more about “Organizatsiya” and “Like” them on F**ebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Organizatsiya and check-out their IMDB page at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3506046/

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Houston Writer and Director Mel House and his production company Upstart Filmworks have decided to try another crowdfunding campaign for their new feature movie “30 to 45”. Their last crowdfunding campaign via IndieGoGo closed at the end of June, last month (started June 1st) and garnered just a little over three thousand dollars and met 8% of their 40K goal. This is on top of the funds secured by their Pizza Party/Fundraiser at the Star Pizza Espresso Room last month, Monday, June 22nd. Currently, the team has now opened a KickStarter page in order to garner fund for this movie. Unlike IndieGoGo, KickStarter is an all-or-nothing campaign. If you don’t make the stated goal, within the allotted time on KickStarter, the filmmaking team will NOT get any funds. With their current KickStarter campaign, the team has a lofty goal of $20K to meet, and, as of this publication has a little under $600.00 in pledges and less than 4 weeks to reach their goal. Written by Mr. House, the story follows Eric a multiracial genre filmmaker with several projects, three day-jobs and a ton of baggage to deal with. Described as a confessional, cautionary tale, motivational speech, acts of catharsis and comedic experiment all rolled into one. It is joking pitched as “A Nightmare on Elm Street” meets “Hollywood Shuffle”. Casting includes Omar Adam, Debbie Rochon, Tye Blue, Lisa Wilcox, Richard Riehle, Angelo Moore, Chelsea Ryan McCurdy, Jill Brumer and Steve Scott just to name a few names. You may remember Director Mel House for his cult movies, “Closet Space”, “Psychic Experiment” (AKA: “Walking Distance), one of the rotating directors of “Placeholders”, and the producer of Chris Warren’s “Imago”, Tiffany Heath’s “Spavine” and Michael Steves’ “Clinger”. We will keep you posted on new developments. Learn more and “Like” them on F**ebook at: www.facebook.com/30to40/ and on the Upstart Filmworks website at: www.UpstartFilmworks.net/ Want to help the team make their goal on KickStarter? All you have to do is go to their KickStarter page at: http://kck.st/1Hq2QUg follow the links and DONATE. Yes, it’s that easy. We will keep you posted.

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Texas Director Michael Cohn, JuntoBox Films and Torry Mercer are pleased to invite you to the FREE screening of their new dramatic thriller feature motion picture “Sacrifice” starting at 5PM, Saturday, July 25th at the Houston Community College-Spring Branch’s (Town & Country) Performing Arts Center Theater (1010 West Sam Houston Parkway N, Houston TX 77043 / Northeast corner of I-10 and Beltway 8), Written by Mr. Cohn, the story follows four teenage boys who celebrate the win of their high school football team’s State Championship in a small Texas town. On top of the world the HS football star, his brother and two of his friends party in the nearby wilderness for a night of drinking and hunting. When one of the teens shoots a stranger in the woods, mistaking him for a deer, the teens try desperately to save the stranger but fail. With a whole world in front of them, their dreams start to crumble before them and they decide to stay out of trouble and collectively decide to hide the body and not say anything. Over time, they all start feeling the guilt and come face-to-face with their own conscience and ensnares them in a web of unforeseen consequences. Casting includes Dermont Mulroney, Luke Kleintank, Brandon Mychal Smith, Melora Walters, Austin Abrams, James McDaniel, Lewis Tan, Neal Cage, Deborah Gaffney, Shondra Marie, Kristen Perry, among others. Behind the camera is cinematographer Steven Parker. You may have seen some of his work in “Rivers 9”, “Mirror Image”, “The Dunwich Horror”, “The Hitchhiker”, “SuperCroc”, “Quantum Apocalypse”, “Sorority Party Massacre” and a lot more. www.imdb.com/name/nm0662635/ Mr. Cohn has directed three other features including “Snow White: A Tale of Terror”, “When the Bough Breaks” and “Interceptor”. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169931/ “Sacrifice” is produced by Forest Whitaker’s JuntoBox Films. Seating is limited so RSVP by Saturday, July 11th to: SacrificeFeatureFilm@gmail.com if you want to attend. Learn more about this movie on their IMDB page at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2842732/ or learn more at: www.blog.JuntoBoxFilms.com

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With a love of classic science fiction movies, Bill Hughes began his venture of making his first feature movie as an artist doodling with robots and strange creatures that may lurk on planets beyond our solar system. He quickly published his first comic book in high school and moved toward utilizing his drawing skills at several advertising agencies after graduating from college. When Bill was offered an opportunity to draw for Dark Horse Comics on their Star Wars: Droids series he couldn’t pass that up and designed not only creatures and robots but, had a chance to created science fiction props including ships, planets, weaponry and costumes, all of which brings Mr. Hughes to his present feature Sci-Fi motion picture “Matt Mercury: Plot of the Galactic Mastermind”. Mr. Hughes is premiering his Directorial Feature Science Fiction motion picture at this year’s Space City ComicCon, next weekend, Saturday, July 25th at 5PM. We are always interested in getting some insight in to what makes a person want to make a movie and we posed some questions for Mr. Hughes. Here is what he has to say….

C47Houston: The premiere screening of “Matt Mercury: Plot of the Galactic Mastermind” is coming up at this year’s Space City ComicCon. How excited are you about premiering your movie?

Mr. Hughes: “Matt Mercury” is a family movie and was made for kids and families and folks who remember when science fiction was fun. We are very proud of the film and I can’t wait to see it with an audience. Actor and Producer Matt Lavine (who plays Matt Mercury) and I will both be there and we plan to be at the convention all three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, next week, July 24th through July 26th at the NRG Center. C47Houston: Do you have a booth at the convention?

Mr. Hughes: We certainly do and hope that you drop by. We will have a booth where we will display “screen-used” props and we hope to even sell a few, along with all our Matt Mercury merchandising. We just couldn’t resist a little merchandising! We have badges and posters and model kits. We even have a novelization I wrote with Braxton...

Cosby and we should have a few copies of that at the table. C47Houston: Who else might be at the premiere? Mr. Hughes: I understand our big-brained nemesis in the film, Professor Brainwave, will be at the show as well. He’s a bad guy from the same mold as Dr. Smith (from Lost In Space) and he’s always a hoot! C47Houston: We have secured an exclusive interview with one of the cast members, Roc Living. He played the character Jett Lightening. Mr. Living is going to be our Featured Actor in our primary magazine C47Houston News & Entertainment Magazine. Should be released the first part of August. Mr. Hughes: First off Roc was and is AWESOME. All of our actors are so wonderful in the film! Houston has such a strong talent base and we want to make films here more than anywhere in the world because of that untapped energy. We have a lot of Hollywood folks involved with Matt Mercury just because they love the idea. An Academy Award winning artists and Star Trek guy is even in the film, but Houston, Texas is where we see our future. C47Houston: As part of the interview, with Mr. Living, he told us that one of the challenges he faced, as an actor, is having to work in front of a green screen for a lot of the movie, YOU are an expert in this area as we understand that you have created props and such for other feature movies…what is one disadvantage you faced working with green screen and on Matt Mercury that you can share as a learning tool? Mr. Hughes: So, I love green screen and, for me, it actually makes me focus on the actors during the shoot because there’s nothing else to focus on! For me the trick is to fully create the environment in your head before you go to production. I’ve seen this film a thousand times in my head before we shoot one frame. I did my best to do a lot of storyboards and pre-visualization artwork to help the actors, lighting crews and our Cinematographer see the same world that I see in my head.

C47Houston: Yeah the person behind the camera needs to be on the same page as the director in a movie and, your cinematographer did an amazing job. Mr. Hughes: I really have to give great praise to our film’s cinematographer Thomas Rolls. I’m not always the most articulate person, especially when I’m “slinging hash” in studio and Thomas was able to mind meld with me. I would spit our a series of clicks and whistles and Thomas would think for a moment and then say, “Right Bill, we have a cool bounce stage right and some red Key light right over Shontel’s left shoulder.” Thomas was absolutely amazing! C47Houston: So, lighting is vital in green screen shooting?

Mr. Hughes: You can’t do green screen without someone who knows light. Bad light throws the truth of the shot every time! I see it over and over again and I just can’t watch bad green screen work. That said…I love “green screen” work. Green screen and the new software we have in post opens up a creative universe for us. C47Houston: You wrote and directed Matt Mercury. It’s an independent project and a good one at that. What are some of the few things you have learned about the “process” of moviemaking as you come to premiere it? Mr. Hughes: Thanks for the kind words. We learned that you can’t make a film for everyone, but if you make a film you love…there will be others who “get” what you’re trying to do. People either love Matt Mercury because it takes them to that happy place that sits in shadows of their childhood memories or they hate it because it steps on some very sensitive Sci-Fi toes. C47Houston: And, you enjoy making movies that YOU make as opposed to making movies that come from other people? Mr. Hughes: Absolutely! My wife and co-writer/producer Heidi and I have tried to make movies and even comic books that other people...

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wanted us to make and that just didn’t work. People can tell when you’re telling a fib on screen. We don’t use gore or sacrilege to get people’s juices flowing. We like films that build on a family of characters and take you to places you never expected to go. That’s the kind of stories we want to tell. C47Houston: Knowing what you know right now, with the movie premiere coming up, what part of the moviemaking process is the MOST important in terms of development? Mr. Hughes: Wow, that’s a hard question for me to answer… oddly enough. We threw EVERYTHING at Matt Mercury. Of all the stories we had, Matt Mercury was absolutely the most difficult to do in every way! That’s why we made it. We wanted to push the envelope and show what we could accomplish on a very small budget and only five days in-studio and two days on-location. C47Houston: Your movie was that difficult to do? We previewed the movie and it was an amazing story and a well-made movie. Mr. Hughes: Thank you…A lot of technical advances and smart logistics went into Matt Mercury. In many ways, making a movie like this is like waging a war (to paraphrase John Milieus). So, with all that going on I believe the only answer to your question is always the “story”. Making a movie is just a tool to tell a story. Your story must be direct and simple at it’s core. It has to be about something. Our story was about a man who had no emotion about the loss of his world because he was so distraught by the loss of his girl. We saw this as a nice foundation for a space-farse that pays heavy homage to all the science fiction I loved growing up in Space City Texas during the 1960s. C47Houston: Oh, a conflict and experience.

Mr. Hughes: That’s correct. I love how Sydney Pollack described the simple idea he used to spawn his epic film “Out of Africa”. He said, paraphrasing, that his film was essentially about the conflict created when a woman who wanted to control everything falls in love with a man who wants to be free above all else. I love stories about elemental human experiences. C47Houston: If you are like other directors we have spoken with over the years, you are not fully happy with the overall results of your movie. There is always something you can change, but because of budget restraints you may not have been able to do what you really wanted to do…We reviewed “Matt Mercury” and gave it high marks for it’s production value. What is something you would want to change about “Matt Mercury”, if any…OR, are you happy with what you did? Mr. Hughes: I’m going to be a contrarian and say, “I would change nothing”. I am happy with what I did. I knew where our weaknesses and strengths were in pre-production and we made the movie we could taking weaknesses and strengths into account. Since we didn’t have the budget to be taken totally seriously, we had fun with our story. C47Houston: And, you attribute this to your experience and background?

Mr. Hughes: Yes! I have a background that includes a ton of design experience, including six years on “Star Wars” projects. I made darn sure they got every dime of my free artistry on screen. EVERYTHING I envisioned ended up on screen. We made the film we set out to do. It edited together as it was written and I’m very happy with it. I love our characters and made wonderful friends in the process. If there’s anything I think I could have done better, I will do it on the next film. C47Houston: What is next for Matt Mercury…Distribution?

Mr. Hughes: As any Independent filmmaker will tell you, distribution is the hardest nut to crack. What I’ve learned about that could fill a book… and it will in the upcoming “Making of Matt Mercury” book. But, yes we have traditional distribution. C47Houston: But there is on online presence correct?

Mr. Hughes: In a nutshell, we made decisions with Matt Mercury to build an audience first and make money second. “Matt Mercury” is on Comcast in nine states, is currently available on Amazon.com and will soon be available on several other platforms via our WonderVista website later this year. Most recently, we are in negotiation with an independent network to release “Matt Mercury” as episodes, so look for that. C47Houston: What is next for Director Bill Hughes?

Mr. Hughes: We are just finishing up an animated film “The Cartoon Cow-

boys” which stars the songs and characters of two-time Grammy Award winners “Riders In The Sky” and James Drury as Buffalo Bill. Yes, we were producing an animated film at the same time we were making Matt Mercury. Madness is something of a positive trait in the movie business, I understand. C47Houston: Will your next feature contain the same or more of the special effects you used in “Matt Mercury”? Mr. Hughes: To be honest, I hope our next feature is much less of a special effects effort. We have several stories that are just as high concept as Matt Mercury, but will allow me more time to work with the actors. On Mercury I was FX guy, Art Director, Producer, Director and sometimes even an actor. Thanks God our actors were so professional. They always came prepared and carried their characters on their shoulders. I hope I can support them on the next feature. C47Houston: You have gained some valuable experience in directing, writing, acting and producing “Matt Mercury:...

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Plot of the Galactic Mastermind”, what kind of advice can you forward to our readers and our future movie-makers? Mr. Hughes: The film business is a BUSINESS. Being professional and doing what you say you will do is an absolute requirement. You also have to be passionate and, even though today’s audiences are becoming “boutique audiences”, you still have to make something that’s entertaining. If you have a story to tell then learn the craft of filmmaking. If you aren’t burning to tell a story, then become a lifeguard. You’ll get a tan and save more girls (or guys if you’re a girl lifeguard).

Call for Entries Submission Deadline: July 31st The NASA Johnson Space Center in collaboration with the Houston Cinema Arts Society partner for a unique international short film, video and digital works competition in what is called: “CineSpace: NASA Imagery - Your Vision”. What is unique about this short film competition is that this partnership offers filmmakers from all over the world the chance to share their works inspired by - and using - actual NASA imagery. Submitted films featuring real NASA footage collected from 50 years of exploring the universe will be judged on the same creativity, innovation and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of spaceflight and participants will compete for cash prizes and other recognition and the opportunity for their projects to be screened to audiences both on and OFF THE EARTH. The films made in this new short film competition will have its premiere screening at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival later this year, November 12th through November 19th, 2015 in Houston. There is NO entry fee to submit your project to the CineSpace Short Film Competition AND you may submit more than one original work. Submissions MUST contain at least 10% (based on total running time) of NASA video imagery. More than 10% can be used and still-photos can also be used in addition to the video imagery. To enter your project the CineSpace Short Film Competition uses a submission system managed by a NASA-contracted company called InnoCentive AND Projects must be uploaded to Vimeo. NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society will choose the finalists” (or “official selections”) via a selection committee. Awards include a Grand Prize of $10, 000, Second Prize of $5,000 and a Third Prize of $3,000. Also, Special judging categories and awards for the Film Best Depicting Benefits to Humanity from the International Space Station of $4,000 will be awarded and the Film Best Depicting Spirit of Future Exploration of Space Award of $4,000 will be awarded. And, of course there are other awards. Project MUST be NO LONGER than 15-minutes (including credits) in running time. For details, rules, guidelines, terms, applications, information, criteria and everything you will need to know to enter your project visit the CineSpace: Nasa Imagery - Your Vision website at:

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Learn more about Director/Writer Bill Hughes and his amazing team of moviemakers online at: www.WonderVista.com Find them on F**ebook and “Like” them at: http://tinyurl.com/odoqtsh and, “Like” Wondervsta Studios at: http://tinyurl.com/oredlm8 and their website at: www.JesusAndKidz.com Follow them on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/MattMercuryMov C47Houston reviewed “Matt Mercury”. You can find that review on our FlixReview Section of our website at: http://www.c47houston.com/MattMercuryReview.htm © 2008-2015 C47Houston News & Entertainment Magazine / All Rights Reserved

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Entry Deadline: August 1st, 2015 The Organizer and Founder of the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival (GCFVF), Mr. Hal Wixon is accepting projects, sponsors and volunteers for their 17th Annual GCFVF, 2015 season. Also, tickets as well as a t-shirt raffle tickets are NOW on Sale. Submit your Project! The GCFVF is accepting Features, Standards, Shorts, Music Videos, Trailers and their new short DRONE projects. Enter your project NOW until 11:59PM August 1st Fees are $95 for Features, $60 for Standards, $55 for Shorts and Trailers. NOW you can submit your fees online and with PayPal. For details and fee rates visit: www.GulfCoastFilmFest.com/movies/ Get a FREE AD When you Submit a Project! As part of entering your project AND IF your project is accepted for screening, The GCFVF is giving the selected project (or production company) free advertising space in their 2015 program guide. This program guide is given out to every ticket holder at the presentation awards and is distributed around the Greater Bay Area and in Houston. Even if you are not entering a project, the GCFVF offers advertising space in their program guide and this is an excellent way of getting your message, your headshot, your production company or your film some needed attention. Screenings Information: PASSES Screenings will take place at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel (18100 Saturn Ln. Houston, TX 77058) both Friday and Saturday September 11th and 12th. Single movies tickets are only $5.00, One Day Passes are only $15.00 and Two Day Passes are only $20.00. You can order your tickets for both screenings at: www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com/event-tickets/ Awards Presentation The Saturday Night “Live” Cascade Awards Presentation will be held at The Sundance Grill II (800 Mariners Dr., Kemah, TX 77565 ) Saturday, September 12th, 2015, later this year. This year the GCFVF is pleased to announce that Houston Actor and Producer Lew Temple is scheduled to be the honored guest and is accepting the 2015 GCFVF’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Temple is a dynamic actor and has close to a 100 credits to his name that includes a recurring part on “The Walking Dead”, “Walker, Texas Ranger”, “The Preacher’s Daughter”, “Lap Dance”, “The Rolling Road”, “The Lone Ranger”, “Hawaii Five-0” among a huge list. Check out his IMDB page for a complete listing at: www.IMDB.com/name/nm0854702 Tickets for the Saturday Night “Live” Awards Presentation and the two day screenings are currently on sale and online at: www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com/event-tickets/ ...GET THEM! Learn more about the GCFVF and “Like” them on facebook at: www.facebook.com/GulfCoastFilmFest, and on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/gcfvf and visit their website at:

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Writer and Director DJ “Dwight” Yarotsky and the Lo2no Productions company are releasing their new feature motion picture “Overdose: Death of a Punk Rocker” coming up later this month, Wednesday, July 22nd with a premiere screening at the Wellborne Cinema Four in Alvin, Texas. Written by Mr. Yarotsky, the movie follows guitar string salesman at Mr. G’s Guitar Store “Brian” who is looking into the death of his best friend and former band-mate Brad Stanley, the lead singer in the punk rock band “B-Movie Nightmares”. Everyone is convinced that Brad’s death was due to a heroin overdose, but Brian is not so easily misled. Once a member of the band before they hit the big-time, Brian was the bass player and songwriter for the now famous band and knows his best friend all to well and knows Brad wouldn’t OD. Brian suspects foul play and he is going to find out what happened. Casting includes Kareem Ghuneim as Brian, Chadsworth Garza as Brad Stanley, Christian Thorne as Snarf, Maye Hunta as Marley and Christopher Phipps as Darrel Franks. Also in this movie, Jennifer Lockstedt, Julitta Pourciau, Joe Grisaffi, Troy Parker, Antoinette Anders, Kasey James, Barbara Ackles, Chris Vij, Krista Hill, Miami Johnson, Ash Thapliyal, Thomas Henley, Ashley Joyner, George Davila, Wes Linnenbank, Joseph Trevino, Mordicai Mose, Andre Campbell, just to name a few of the huge cast of actors. Mr. Yarotsky shot this movie himself using at Lumix GH2, a 1970’s Nikkor 85mm f1.8, and an Olympus 45mm f1.8. Shot in the greater Houston area. Other crew members include Set Decorators and MU personnel Antoinette Anders and Lindsay Faust, Art creator Lindsay Faust and Jonathan Stuice and Sound by Kamau Andrae, Nick Chamberlain, J.J. Foster, Brian Dean Hoff and Jacob Wells. This is DJ Yarotsky’s directorial debut film venture. Mr. Yarotsky has produced and released a music album in 2008 for the band “The Yars”. Dwight was a singer and played the guitar for “The Yars” and his experiences may be the inspiration for his directorial debut movie. Tickets for the July 22nd World PREMIERE and screening of “Overdose: Death of a Punk Rocker” are currently on-sale and only $6.50. You can order your tickets at: http://tinyurl.com/oyxhswr The Screening will take place at the Wellborne Cinema Four (324 East House Street, Alvin, TX 77511) Learn more about “Overdose: Death of a Punk Rocker” and “Like” them on facebook at: www.facebook.com/overdosefilm AND, check out their IMDB page at: www.IMDB.com/title/tt3118034/

Houston Premiere: Monday July 20th @ 7:30PM

Trailer on Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/73523414

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San Antonio Director R. Scott Leisk and the Mutt Productions company are pleased to invite you to the Houston PREMIERE of their romantic action drama feature motion picture “Gang Money Run” (formally titled “Mahogany Sunrise) starting at 7:30PM Monday, July 20th, next week at the Studio Movie Grill-CityCentre (805 Town & Country Ln., Houston, TX 77024) and then in Austin Texas, Wednesday July 22nd. Written by Mr. Leisk and released through Matabo Entertainment and MVD Visual Entertainment, the story follows a struggling musician by the name of Jackson, who dreams of one day quitting his day IT job and focusing on his music. When he stumbles upon a bag of money Jackson thinks he hit the jackpot but soon learns that the bag belonging to a border town gang, he becomes entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase with two ruthless hitmen intent on killing him. Jackson now has to run for his life. A story about one mans quest to overcome his fear of taking the ultimate chance to grab that brass ring, and running for his life, he meets and falls for a exotic dancer named Mercedes. Things take a turn for the worse when he gets entangled with her ex “Chato” and his gang. They also want the money. Jackson and Mercedes are two star-crossed strangers that happen to meet, inspire each other and fall in love Greed, romance and gun collide when this struggling musician finally discovers what matters - following your heart to do what you are meant to do in life. In the end, their love must survive greed and the relentless pursuit of those that want to kill them. Produced by Aaron Lee Lopez, Mario Sanchez and Jesus Sifuentes the movie stars Wesley Blake, Denise Downs, Jesse Campos, Craig Rainey, Larry Sands and Drew Whelpley with Sandra Nori, Alex Moglan, Jean Marie Konieczny, Elmo Ramos and Lauren Montemayor. The movie also features, Clint Hansen, Jamye Cox, Jennifer Sydney, Jake Jecmenek and Hayley Vrana just to name a few people we keep up with. Behind the camera shooting this film, all in San Antonio Texas, is Cinematographer Amza Moglan. He has several projects currently in post including Director Michael Olmos’ “The Green Ghost”, Director Dan Prostak’s “Under a Black Veil” and Director Aaron Lee Lopez’s “Gino’s Wife”. You can see all of his credits on IMDB at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3005273 “Gang Money Run” is the directorial feature motion picture for Mr. R. Scott Leisk. He is originally from Jacksonville, Florida, grew up in Houston, graduated from the University of Texas-Austin and moved to San Antonio Texas, where he currently resides. Mr. Leisk hopes the movie and other projects from the Alamo City will help demonstrate how “no” budget filmmakers in San Antonio can also find nationwide distribution. They funded this micro-budget movie via crowdfunding and through personal savings. Currently, “Gang Money Run” is available through RedBox all over the country and will be available on Amazon.com and Bestbuy.com coming up next month, August 25th. Look for it.. Get it! The team hopes to see you at the Houston Premiere on Monday. Tickets are available via Tugg at: https://www.tugg.com/events/25705 Learn more about the movie on their IMDB page at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2385952/ And find them on F**ebook and “Like” them at: https://www.facebook.com/GangMoneyRun

September 23rd through 27th Austin Director and Organizer James Christopher and the Twitchy Dolphin Flix production company are pleased to invite the public to attend:

The 4th Annual 2015 Austin Revolution Film Festival The Festival is taking place Wednesday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 27th, 2015 in Austin, Texas. Learn more about The Austin Revolution Film Festival and “Like” them on F**ebook at: www.facebook.com/austinrevolutionfilmfest/ And for more information and tickets visit their website at:

Houston actor Howard Calvert is on a mission to enrich the lives and fill the bellies of the City of Houston’s homeless one at a time through community volunteer services and needs YOUR help to make this foundation one of Houston’s premiere and important organizations. You can help by your donations. Learn more and “Like” them on F**ebook at: http://tinyurl.com/qbb4d4s And, check out the Howard Calvert Foundation for Hunger on their crowdfunding site GoFundMe at: http://www.gofundme.com/w9snzj8

Scheduled to Appear: Lew Temple Saturday, September 12th www.IMDB.com/name/nm0854702//

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Only 2-weeks left to help Houston Director Jason Leal fund his new movie through his crowdfunding campaign via KickStarter. With a goal of 12k by the end of this month, July, the team has raised an impressive 18-hundred dollars. Produced by 10101 Films, Jenny Waldo and written by Mr. Leal the story follows Meggan, a young woman 30-something who is dealing with cancer. The movie takes the audience into what it is like to date, pay bills, look for a job and to maintain contentious family relationships all while living with the disease. The story is an exploration into the emotions all of us feel who are affected by cancer. Learn more about “Meggan’s Journey” and “Like” them on F**ebook at: https://www.facebook.com/meggansjourney AND, check out their KickStarter campaign page and help make this movie by contributing at: http://kck.st/1g75p4J

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The Horse Head Theatre Company, Timothy N. Evers and Philip Hays are pleased to invite the pubic to the WORLD PREMIERE of their unique, immersive one-man show “The Whale (Or, Moby-Dick)”. This theatrical performance is inspired by author Herman Melville’s timeless classic “Moby Dick”. Set INSIDE a newly constructed great, white dome on Houston’s Buffalo Bayou, audiences will experience the sea beasts’ innards in this unforgettable voyage. The performance runs July 29th through August 15th at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership Silos (351 N. St. Charles St., Houston, TX 77003). All shows start at 8PM. To make this an excellent time, The Horse Head Theatre Co. is having “The Whale, A Fundraiser” event starting at 4:30PM to 7PM, Tuesday, July 14th, next week at Boheme Wine Bar and Café (307 Fairview, Houston, TX 77006) www.BarBoheme.com This is a chance to meet the cast and crew, get first access to all things “whale”, including a first look at the whale “innards” plus “giveaways”. This is a FREE event to hang, but you have to buy your own drinks. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit The Horse Head Theatre Company. And, get a sneak-peek performance by creator and actor Philip Hays of “The Whale”, starting at 6PM to 7PM, Wednesday, July 22nd at the Brazos Bookstore, Bissonnet Village Center - www.BrazosBookstore. com (2421 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77005) Enjoy light bites and enter the chance to WIN Horse Head giveaways. This is a FREE event. Tickets to the show are $24 advance/$30 at the door (Wed/Thu Show) and $29 advance/$35 at the door for the Friday/Saturday show. Tickets are available and can be ordered at: http://getswallowed.bpt.me Learn more about “The Whale; Or, Moby-Dick” at: http://getswallowed.com or at www.HorseHeadTheatre.org.

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