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#26 Re: Square Eyes » In Praise of Chris's Colleagues » 12 Jun 09 :: 18:17
The on-again off-again saga of All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is apparently off again -- for good.
Senator has completely shut down its distribution arm. Basically they have gotten out of the distribution business and will not be putting out any of the films they acquired.
See article:
http://www.pronetworks.org/index.php/in … nd_others/
Chris' co-stars in this movie include Michael Welch, Amber Heard, & Aaron Himelstein.
#27 Re: Square Eyes » Twilight (contains spoilers for all books and the movies) » 19 May 09 :: 20:32
Not sure if this was posted but the fourth film in the series, Breaking Dawn, was confirmed by Rob at Cannes. It got picked up by THR:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con … a993116444
Until now it had not been officially announced that the 4th film would be made.
I can tell you that Mike Welch has officially signed on for Eclipse.
#28 Re: Square Eyes » In Praise of Chris's Colleagues » 12 Mar 09 :: 18:39
Jay Baruchel is finally bringing his passion project -- based on his character Johnny Klutz --to the big screen.
Rob McKittrick has come aboard to write "Johnny Klutz," a comedy Universal picked up with Baruchel attached to star and Red Hour producing.
Working from his love of physical comedy, Baruchel created the character of Klutz, a lovable loser who is impervious to pain. He paired with Red Hour in the fall, pitching the concept to Universal execs Lawrence Grey and Eric Baiers. Grey has since departed the studio, a victim of company's December layoffs. Red Hour, which was based at DreamWorks, has since signed a first-look deal at Fox.
Baruchel and Red Hour kept honing the character, trying to crack his story, eventually meeting with McKittrick, the writer-director behind the ensemble comedy "Waiting ...," starring Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris. McKittrick came up with a story based on the Klutz character, which put the project in gear.
Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld and Jeremy Kramer are producing for Red Hour. Thruline's Marc Hamou and Willie Mercer, who rep Baruchel, will serve as executive producers.
Baiers and Dave Targan will oversee the project for Universal.
McKittrick, repped by CAA and H2F, has several projects in development, including the comedies "Man Crush" and "The Wingman" at New Line.
Canada native Baruchel slowly has been moving up the comedy food chain in Hollywood, starring in the short-lived "Undeclared," the feature "Knocked Up" and finally landing a key part in "Tropic Thunder," produced by Red Hour.
The actor, additionally repped by CAA, is prepping to shoot the Disney-Bruckheimer movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," opposite Nicolas Cage, and has "She's Out of My League" in the can.
#29 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 12 Mar 09 :: 05:42
Jesus, could that be the case here?
I can't say and certainly wouldn't want to blame her without any knowledge of the facts. But it's the most common reason why an actor isn't listed or portrayed a certain way in the film's marketing materials and credits.
Most people probably know a little about billing -- how names in credits, on posters, in ads, etc. appear in a certain order. Sometimes its alphabetical. Other times it's not. Sometimes they are side-by-side or one is higher than the other but to the right instead of left. That is all negotiated when the actor's contract is signed.
But there are things most people probably never think about. Here's one example. You may know this but just for anyone who's curious about these things. You know how when you're watching the credits sometimes there are two actors' names alone on the screen while others have their name up there alone? That's called "single card credit" and it's something negotiated by the agents. In fact, they "buy" it, so to speak. What it does is give that actor more clout in their next negotiations. Also, whether or not their name appears at the beginning of the film or at the end (cast list) is also part of the negotiations. Although lately it's become common for films to not have any credits at all up front. But the single card credits still follow the film before the cast list rolls.
Studios and distributors generally don't do these things randomly or because someone in marketing said to do it that way. From the page on IMDb to the ads to the posters to the trailers, to the onscreen credits to the press junkets to the DVD artwork, who appears where and whose name appears where is mostly part of the actor's contract.
#30 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 12 Mar 09 :: 05:22
No, Larry, I'm talking about the casual movie watcher who doesn't know all of everyone they like's credits.
In that case, I agree 100%. But I wouldn't call them fans. To me, by definition, "fans" would know about the film.
If you're talking about people in general who may have seen him in his other work and liked him (who I would not call fans) then, yes, they would be missing out. Hopefully they'll find out somewhere down the line.
I can't tell you how many times I've been disappointed that a certain actor's name was left off a poster, or an ad, or their face off a poster or ad, or not shown in the trailer, or not on the DVD cover or in the extras. But I understand the thinking behind it and am learning more and more as time goes on exactly why this happens.
A lot of people would be surprised to find out why their favorite actor's name or face aren't included everywhere. It's not just marketing. Much of the time it simply comes down to whether or not their agents did their jobs.
A lot of what you see, from the position and order of the names in the ads and on the posters, on the screen and on the DVD cover, whether or not the person is on the press junkets with the other actors, whether or not they are featured in merchandising, etc. etc. is all negotiated by their agents.
#31 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 12 Mar 09 :: 02:39
But Chris Marquette fans who walk through Blockbuster and have never heard of the movie will never find it. And that sucks copious amounts of ass.
Well, I hate to say it but shame on Chris Marquette fans who have never heard of the movie.
Anywhoo...hopefully they at least go to his IMDb page and/or board and see about it there.
#32 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 12 Mar 09 :: 02:25
my policy about fighting with the IMDB morons..."If you can't hit them, don't argue with them."
I could have written a thousand words on how to deal with the morons on IMDb (in fact, I have :embarrassed: ) but nothing says it better than that. 
Might even make a great IMDb sig.
BTW for the most part, from what I know about DVD marketing/cover art/poster graphics/etc. TeeJay hit all the right notes. It's all about catching the eye of the consumer -- authenticity aside. Colors are changed because they "snap" better. Bodies/heads/costumes are shopped because they are meant to attract certain consumers. If a face or a name is hot at the moment that's what they emphasize. It's all about catching someone's eye in a crowded marketplace, especially the ones who walk through a Blockbuster or Best Buy or online site scanning the boxes for what "looks good."
The people who are planning to buy the DVD will buy it even if there's a steaming pile of dog poo on the cover. It's the ones who are just looking for something to pick up and rent or buy that the cover art is meant to appeal to.
#33 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 11 Mar 09 :: 00:33
Yeah, the main reason I keep going back to IMDb is that I meet the most amazing people there. So many of our contacts originally came from that MB. You, for instance, Larry. Most recently, the editor of RTWM reached out to me. If we could just get rid of the trolls...
Aww, well it is definitely worth it to meet people like you. I wouldn't have discovered this site either.
I've actually met many people in person at festivals and screenings who "met" me on IMDb. That not only includes fans but also actors, directors, producers, other journalists, and on and on. In fact, if it wasn't for someone I met via IMDb I might not even be doing what I am today.
It's also been a great way to stay in touch with people who don't have my email, MySpace, Twitter, etc. Although it's not that hard to find me online (just go to larryrichman.com or Google me lol) many people who had no other way to contact me have tracked me down via IMDb. Just recently an actor who heard I had photographs of him online tracked me down there and wrote to me asking for copies.
As far as the trolls go, though, the way I look at is that the better the actor/film the more people are going to be jealous.
#34 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 10 Mar 09 :: 21:35
Sometimes, I wish I'd never discovered the IMDB boards.
Ayy, there's the rub. Like us men say: "Women...can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em." I guess substitute "men" for you ladies. 
#35 Re: Chris On Screen » The Education Of Charlie Banks » 10 Mar 09 :: 00:54
I don't have all the locations yet (we know it is opening in "select markets" on March 27) but I know that the film is opening at one of the Ritz Cinemas in Philadelphia on April 10.
#36 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 08 Mar 09 :: 22:14
Ya, it was Lou, Dan, and me that night (sort of the 3 Musketeers lol). It's a long story how I know Dan but it's A worked with B who worked with C etc. Chris and Sean actually fit in there, too lol. And Michael Welch. Sort of like a young Hollywood Mafia -- they all have worked with each other in various groups, go on the same auditions, etc. Emile Hirsch, Michael Angarano, Trevor Morgan, Ryan Kelley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Noah Segan, Rocky Marquette, Mae Whitman, Aaron Himelstein, Thomas Dekker, Shiloh Fernandez, Dan Byrd, Hayden Panetierre, Luke Eberl, Jon Foster, Michael Welch, and Chris and Sean M. are all connected in various ways (and I'm sure I've left out many names) but all the above people whom I've met can all be traced back to the same one person. It's all very incestuous, in a matter of speaking lol. Sean is actually the only one I've never met in person.
#37 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 08 Mar 09 :: 02:18
Here's Lou and me from last night:
#38 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 08 Mar 09 :: 02:01
Thanks for the clarification, Sean. I had no idea who you guys were talking about.
OOpsy, sorry. At the very end when the guys are finally waiting in line for the premiere, 2 guys dressed as Boba Fett walk up. They take off their helmets and it's Lou Taylor Pucci and Noah Segan.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1086384/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0781913/
#39 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 08 Mar 09 :: 01:58
Cool, thanks for the feedback, Sean! I've known Lou a long time -- I didn't even know he had that cameo until he took the helmet off! (We don't talk about work lol) I also know Noah pretty well so it was a double shocker. I literally yelled out OMG in the theater.
I know how awful shoots can be so it's great to hear positive stories. And you know what? It comes across onscreen.
#40 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 07 Mar 09 :: 23:04
Heyy, I hung out with Lou Taylor Pucci last night for a few hours. We went to the NY Premiere of his movie Explicit Ills then to a party which lasted late into the night lol (Paul Dano couldn't make it, though). I had a long talk with him about Fanboys. He was only on set for a day (obviously) but he had a lot of fun. He said it was a very relaxed shoot and that Kyle was like a little kid in a candy store. I don't remember the whole story (it was long) but basically he'd run into Kyle and Kyle asked what he thought about shooting a cameo as Boba Fett. Lou didn't hesitate. Anywhoo...just thought I'd share. I've got about 100 pics of Lou doing the Q&A and at the party with me and various others I hope to post when I get the chance.
#41 Re: Square Eyes » In Praise of Chris's Colleagues » 06 Mar 09 :: 00:06
UPDATE: Explicit Ills opens tomorrow, Friday, March 6, at the Angelika Film Center in New York.
On Friday, March 6 and on Saturday, March 7, following the 7:30 PM showings there will be a Q&A with writer/director/editor Mark Weber, producer Jim Jarmusch, and cast members Paul Dano and Lou Taylor Pucci.
They will also be introducing the 10 PM shows.
http://angelikafilmcenter.com/angelika_ … D=1&ID=667
I will be attending Friday night so I'll definitely be talking with Paul and Lou.
#42 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 05 Mar 09 :: 22:51
FYI box office followers: Fanboys has now passed the half million dollar mark. It has taken in $506,132.
#43 Re: Square Eyes » In Praise of Chris's Colleagues » 05 Mar 09 :: 18:58
You mean you don't want to see Amber get tortured? 
(j/k)
BTW as a followup to the post before that, I just heard from Lou -- they are flying him in tomorrow night for the New York screening of Explicit Ills so he will be there along with writer/director/producer/editor Mark Webber. I wasn't sure if I was going but he asked me to come up so I may be going but I'm not certain.
#44 Re: Square Eyes » In Praise of Chris's Colleagues » 05 Mar 09 :: 07:03
Amber Heard and Odette Yustman have signed on to star in "And Soon the Darkness," a remake of the 1970 British thriller being co-produced and co-financed by Studio Canal. Heard also is making her first foray into producer territory, acting as a co-producer on the film, which marks the feature directorial debut of commercials helmer Marcos Efron.
Set in Argentina, "Darkness" tells the story of two American girls on a bike-riding trip in a remote part of the country. When one of them goes missing, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized. The original was set in France and tackled the idea of how vulnerable a stranger in a strange land can be. The new "Darkness" will shoot in Argentina.
#45 Re: Square Eyes » In Praise of Chris's Colleagues » 04 Mar 09 :: 21:25
Gigantic (with Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel) has been selected for the 14th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City on Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 PM.
This unique festival only shows 7 features and 7 shorts, along with 7 premiere parties (open to all). All screenings take place at the Visual Arts Theater on W. 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenue.
This will also be the New York Premiere.
The party, open to all who attend, will take place at 1OAK, 453 West 17th St (between 9th & 10th Ave) from 10:00 PM to 12 midnite.
http://www.genart.org/filmfestival/new- … t-premiere
No word on whether or not the actors will be there, but I probably will.
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The Answer Man (formerly Arlen Faber), with Lou Taylor Pucci, will screen at the Philadelphia Film Festival on March 30 at the Prince Music Theater.
Prior to the screening, star Jeff Daniels will be receiving the 2009 Artistic Achievement Award for Acting.
The site will be live on March 9 but you can view a pdf copy or Flash copy of the Program Guide:
http://www.phillycinefest.com/
Lou will try to make it. So will I.
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A premiere Philadelphia screening of Explicit Ills, with Paul Dano and Lou Taylor Pucci, will take place on March 13 at Ritz at the Bourse. The film was shot here.
Philly native Mark Webber is due to attend.
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More on Explicit Ills:
#46 Re: Square Eyes » All Things Michael Welch » 04 Mar 09 :: 21:19
My Suicide has been selected for the 14th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City on Saturday, April 4 at 7:30 PM.
This unique festival only shows 7 features and 7 shorts, along with 7 premiere parties (open to all). All screenings take place at the Visual Arts Theater on W. 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenue.
This will also be the New York Premiere.
The party, open to all who attend, will take place at Home, 532 W 27th St (Between 10th & 11th Ave), from 10:00 PM to 12 midnight.
http://www.genart.org/filmfestival/new- … t-premiere
I have applied to the festival for press credentials and am awaiting a response. This festival starts right after SXSW and overlaps with the Philadelphia Film Festival. Then Tribeca starts right after that.
#47 Re: Square Eyes » Twilight (contains spoilers for all books and the movies) » 04 Mar 09 :: 03:10
From Geo at Twilighters.org, with some corrections below provided by Twilight Lexicon:
* The Walmart DVD has special features: audio commentary, three music videos and the five extended scenes.
* The Ultimate DVD Giftset (with the soundtrack, watch, etc.) is only available at Costco.
* The Ultimate Blu-Ray Giftset is available at Amazon but not until May 5.
* The single disc Blu-Ray is only available at Best Buy. It's the same content as the national 2-disc DVD.
* Target has the only 2-disc Blu-Ray with the same items that Geo talks about when she mentions their exclusive 3-Disc DVD.
* The Blu-Ray versions will have BD-Live (that cool feature where you go online for content), it's not 100% confirmed that you'll get a sneak peek of New Moon in the March Blu-Ray release, it's far more likely (though still not 100% confirmed) that it will be in the Blu-Rays out towards summer.
#48 Re: Square Eyes » Twilight (contains spoilers for all books and the movies) » 02 Mar 09 :: 22:06
I don't trust Walmart at all. On more than one occasion I have purchased a DVD or CD at Walmart because of what they called an exclusive -- even saying "available only at Walmart" on a sticker -- only to find the same bonus material elsewhere.
I'd go with the Borders set if I could only get one. There are other ways to get the bonus material you're missing. 
#49 Re: Square Eyes » Twilight (contains spoilers for all books and the movies) » 02 Mar 09 :: 21:52
Posted above.
#50 Re: Square Eyes » Twilight (contains spoilers for all books and the movies) » 02 Mar 09 :: 21:43
And then there's Walmart...
BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walmart today announced detailed plans to bring teens, women and "Twilighters" of all ages more access to their beloved Twilight story as it gears up for the March 21 DVD release from Summit Entertainment. Bringing "Twilight shops" to all Walmart stores next month, the retailer announced today it will also host midnight events and giveaways in its 24-hour stores upon the DVD's release, including a program for fans to interview Twilight cast member Taylor Lautner on BlogTalkRadio.
Today, its special micro site www.walmart.com/twilight shares more details on these events, viewing party ideas, new behind-the-scenes movie footage, and a way to engage friends with a create-your-own electronic invitation ("eBite") on the site.
"Fans of all ages have fallen in love with the Twilight series and we will bring to as many as possible special access to the stars, great priced products and additional, memorable activities around this DVD movie release, both in our stores and online," says Greg Hall, vice president, Merchandising at Walmart.
Behind the Scenes with Taylor Lautner (aka Jacob Black) on BlogTalkRadio
In partnership with BlogTalkRadio, Walmart will host actor Taylor Lautner, who plays "Jacob Black" in Twilight, on the "Stardish Radio" program March 9, 2009 at 9 pm (EST). Speaking from the set of The Twilight Saga's New Moon, Taylor will take questions from fans "logged in" to BlogTalkRadio with hosts Jo Ann Kubasek (Stardish Radio) and Amy Clark (MomAdvice).
"BlogTalkRadio is excited to join forces with Walmart to bring Twilight fans direct access to one of the year's hottest new actors," said Alan Levy, CEO of BlogTalkRadio. "By logging onto our live broadcast, they'll be able to interact with other members of the hit film's rapidly-expanding global community to talk about the movie and hear directly from Taylor about his experience."
Midnight Twilight Events and In-Store Giveaways
Walmart plans to give fans thirsting for more Twilight a good reason to be at its 24-hour stores late Friday evening Mar. 20 as they await the midnight DVD movie release. Among store activities will be ideas and products for fans looking to host their own Twilight viewing party. And, especially for Twilight super fans, Walmart has reserved exclusive Twilight gifts for those first 50 fans in line to purchase the DVD movie at each 24-hour store.
Send an "eBite," see exclusive movie footage, download your Twilight widget
If you ever wondered what a Twilight vampire bite might look like on you, and want a way to gather your Twilight friends together, Walmart.com/twilight has the perfect "eBite" (electronic invitation) for groups and events. Fans can use the eBite to invite fellow fans to activities like the Taylor Lautner interview, midnight DVD movie release or their at-home Twilight viewing party.
In addition, customers can visit the Twilight pages on Walmart.com to see new behind-the-scenes movie footage and to download a widget that tests their knowledge daily with Twilight story trivia.
Walmart this spring aims to be the source for fans everywhere to find more Twilight with in-store and online activities and the best prices for accessories, apparel, books, music and the upcoming DVD movie. All Walmart stores will have a special Twilight section days before the DVD movie release, pulling together a wide assortment of Twilight items. Pre-orders for the single disc DVD movie (a Walmart exclusive for only $17) and the special edition DVD are available today at Walmart.com.