Archive for April, 2012

  • Spotlight: Maria My Love

    Spotlight: Maria My Love

    April 25th, 2012 | Spotlight | jwilka

    Q&A with director Jasmine McGlade Chazelle 1. Introduce yourself and your film. My name is Jasmine McGlade Chazelle, I’m 26 years old, and I live in Venice, CA. I wrote and directed MARIA MY LOVE, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film is about a young woman who learns to open up and [...]

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    Deadline: ‘The Eye Of The Storm’ To Roll Out Via Sycamore & Gravitas

    April 20th, 2012 | Gravitas News, News | jwilka

    Fred Schepisi’s ‘The Eye Of The Storm’ To Roll Out Via Sycamore-Gravitas Ventures By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday April 19, 2012 @ 10:45pm PDTTags: Charlotte Rampling, Fred Schepisi, Judy Davis, The Eye Of The Storm Sycamore Entertainment Group has partnered with Gravitas Ventures for the day and date theatrical and video on demand release of Fred Schepisi’sThe Eye Of The [...]

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  • Spotlight: Farmageddon

    Spotlight: Farmageddon

    April 20th, 2012 | Spotlight | jwilka

    A Clip from FARMAGEDDON Check out a clip from the film FARMAGEDDON and discover the benefits of raw milk. Now available On Demand, Farmageddon is the story of a mom whose son healed from all allergies and asthma after consuming raw milk, and real food from farms. It depicts people all over the country who [...]

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  • Farmageddon

    Farmageddon

    April 17th, 2012 | Available Now, Documentary, Films | jwilka

    The story of a mom whose son healed from all allergies and asthma after consuming raw milk, and real food from farms. It depicts people all over the country who formed food co-ops and private clubs to get these foods, and how they were raided by state and local governments.

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  • Maria My Love

    Maria My Love

    April 17th, 2012 | Available Now, Drama, Films | jwilka

    A young woman struggling to deal with her mother’s death and her father’s mistakes reconnects with her half-sister, and, inspired by a new boyfriend, sets out on a quest to find someone to help. Though excited and hopeful when she meets a woman in need, she encounters a situation more emotionally and morally complicated than [...]

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  • Spotlight: House of Boys

    Spotlight: House of Boys

    April 16th, 2012 | Spotlight | jwilka

    Take a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of HOUSE OF BOYS through this rare, fly-on-the-wall style footage. HOUSE OF BOYS is a glamorous, colourful coming-of-age story that follows the dramatic journey of Frank, a high school kid in 1984 through an exciting world of sex and music, when his deep new passion is suddenly turned [...]

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    LA Business Journal: Film Company Lines Up Day-and-Date Launches

    April 16th, 2012 | Gravitas News, News | jwilka

    Los Angeles Business Journal Film Company Lines Up Day-and-Date Launches By Jonathan Polakoff

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  • House of Boys

    House of Boys

    April 10th, 2012 | Available Now, Drama, Films | jwilka

    The year is 1984.  Frank is an 18-year-old boy, who has just ‘come out’.  He loves dancing and leads a superficial life partying and discovering his sexuality.  He decides to leave for Amsterdam with his friend Rita.  However, after a couple of weeks, she heads off to the South of France, which leaves Frank on [...]

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  • Spotlight: Suing the Devil

    Spotlight: Suing the Devil

    April 9th, 2012 | Spotlight | jwilka

    Deleted Scene from SUING THE DEVIL Check out this deleted scene from the film SUING THE DEVIL starring Malcolm McDowell, Tom Sizemore, and Corbin Bernsen. SUING THE DEVIL tells the story of a down-and-out law student sues Satan for $8 trillion dollars. Satan appears to defend himself and the trial of the century takes place.

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  • Spotlight: Comic-Con

    Spotlight: Comic-Con

    April 6th, 2012 | Spotlight | jwilka

    Exclusive behind-the-scenes podcast for Morgan Spurlock’s COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE Check out the new podcast on Morgan Spurlock’s new documentary COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE, exclusively on iTunes. Produced by Spurlock — along with Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, and Harry Knowles — Comic-Con is a behind-the-scenes look at the fans who gather [...]

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  • Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope

    Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope

    April 6th, 2012 | Available Now, Documentary, Films | jwilka

    Have you ever imagined a place where Vulcans and vampires get along? Where wizards and wookies can be themselves? Welcome to Comic-Con San Diego. What started as a fringe comic book convention for 500 fans has grown into the pop culture event of the year that influences every form of entertainment, now attended by over [...]

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  • Suing the Devil

    Suing the Devil

    April 6th, 2012 | Available Now, Comedy, Films | jwilka

    Luke O’Brien, a washed-up law student, decides to sue Satan for $200 trillion dollars. On the day Luke files a default judgment, Satan appears to defend himself. On Satan’s legal team are 10 of the country’s best trial lawyers. The entire world watches on Legal TV to see who will win the Trial of the [...]

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    Variety: Gravitas ups Miller to acquisitions VP

    April 5th, 2012 | Gravitas News, News | jwilka

    Gravitas ups Miller to acquisitions VP Will oversee acquisitions team, day-and-date strategy at VOD distrib By VARIETY STAFF Gravitas Ventures has promoted Melanie Miller to the newly created position of vice president of acquisitions, the independent video-on-demand distributor announced. Miller oversee a five-person acquisition team charged with finding 500 films a year to release worldwide on [...]

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    IndieWire: Here’s the 6 Reasons Why You Don’t Know More About VOD Numbers

    April 4th, 2012 | Gravitas News, Industry News, News | jwilka

    Here’s the 6 Reasons Why You Don’t Know More About VOD Numbers FILMMAKER TOOLKIT APRIL 4, 2012 12:37 PM | BY ANTHONY KAUFMAN | 3 COMMENTS   Video on demand is the future. So why doesn’t anyone want to talk about it?  We all know when there’s a VOD blockbuster, like Roadside Attractions’ “Margin Call” or [...]

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