Time is getting short and I am cranking up the camera's. On February 6th, 2009 I started inquiries with Premier Sports and Entertainment to contract Laila Ali for our Movie on my life , to be shot in Saratoga, N.Y. I have long been an admirer of Ms. Ali, and since seeing her on Dancing with the Stars, I know I have made the right choice. We are a Budgeted Film and Ms. Ali was offered a competitive Salary and 7% of the net profits. Mr Sinatra Jr. will also be offered a competitive Salary and 7%...

It was 1974 and Mr. Lansky was still pissed off at the World for not letting him buy it. I had been with Meyer since 1968, in my own world, in upstate N.Y. My mentor was my father, who worked for Meyer and Doc Farone, an old ally and bootlegger with Meyer. Doc was the first legitimate Molsen Beer Distributer in America. I learned in 68 that he had just used Molsen as a front to ship moonshine back into Canada. Doc would put me on errands with money to Ray Patriarca in Providence, R.I. and giv...

A COMPLEXION CHANGE Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009 Barack Hussein Obama My Thoughts on Barack Obama In 2008, history was made when Barack Obama was elected president. This made me feel very proud to be an African American. America has taken a big step in accepting diversity in political leadership roles. By that I mean voting for and electing our first African American president, Barack Obama. Barack Obama is an inspiration to me, because he proved that there can always be change ...

The Perfect Pitch is a new program to premiere at The European Independent Film Festival, taking place March 13th-15th, 2009, at La Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Francois Mitterand, in Paris. The program begins with a series of workshops - taking place on Friday, March 13th- related to preparing and executing a pitch presentation.   Following the workshops each participant will have the opportunity to pitch in a practice pitch session, from which twenty individuals will be selected to pit...

By Maria Esteves - January 11, 2009   The 37th Annual 2009 Dance on Camera Festival (DCF09), co-sponsored by the Dance Films Association (DFA) and Film Society of Lincoln Center, Opening Night Premiere of  PLAY: ON THE BEACH WITH BALLETS RUSSES, directed by Gillian Lacey was held at the Walter Reade Theater, Wednesday, January 7th. A special Q&A with former Ballet Russes member Betty Low (Ludmilla Lvova) moderated by festival producer Deirdre Towers, artistic director, Dance Fi...

By Maria Esteves - January 11, 2009   The 37th Annual 2009 Dance on Camera Festival (DCF), co-sponsored by the Dance Films Association (DFA) and Film Society of Lincoln Center Opening Night Premiere of BALLERINA, directed by Bertrand Normand was held at the Walter Reade Theater, New York, Wednesday, January 7, 6:00 PM. A special Q&A with director Normand, moderated by DFA festival co-producer, Joanna Ney, producer, Arts Programming, new directors/new films selection committee, F...

  This is America by Nickolay Velikanov is currently at post production stage.  The documentary is expected to be premier at the key festivals that feature best indie and documentaries. ...

Well, today is truly an historic day for us.  "The Mystery of the Missing Matron" has made it into the IMDb. Have a peeksy-weeksy: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt1340599/   Look under cast for Sophia :) Happy Day! ...

Independent Filmmakers Call on New Administration to Guarantee Competition and Diversity on Television and the Internet Washington - In a letter sent to today to the Co-Chairs of President-elect Obama's Transition Team, the Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA), which represents the producers and distributors of independent film and television programs, called on the incoming Obama administration to appoint a new FCC Chairman and commissioners who "support principles ...

Slideshow with stills from This is America ...

Just to let everyone know... there are only two weeks left before the submission process begins.  Submissions accepted from Jan. 1st - 25th for the February festival... You don't want to miss out. ...