August 28, 2012— Double Dutch International announced today that it has acquired the worldwide rights to the psychological thriller House of Last Things. The film– written, directed and produced in Portland,Oregon by Michael Bartlett– stars RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad), Lindsey Haun (True Blood) and Blake Berris (Days of our Lives). Cinematographer is Ken Kelsch (Bad Lieutenant, Big Night, Desert Flower). The world premiere festival has yet to be set.
“This is a film that grabs you and takes you through some exciting twists and turns,” said Jason Möring, President of Double Dutch.
Beloved by fans for his bluesy/soulful vocals, stick-in-your-head melodies, and high-energy shows, singer, songwriter, and musician Roshan Maloney has gained the reputation of a serious double-threat performer.
Revolver Digital Media Studio,LLC (Revolver DMS) partnered with Roshan in 2011 to produce a music video for his hot single “Run Out of Luck”. The video received positive reviews from both critics and fans for its energetic cuts and warm imagery. A little over a year has past and Revolver DMS has decided to produce a more ambitious video with higher stakes; aided by a heist inspired storyline. Continue reading... “Roshan Maloney’s Latest Music Video “Mine” Produced by Revolver Digital Media Studio, LLC”
PORTLAND, Oregon (August 22, 2012) The feature film “Cell Count” premiered on May 20th at the Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival in Brazil and plays at the Macabro Film Festival, Montreal HorrorFest, Sitges Film Festival, and Celluloid Screams festival later this year. Today marks the 6th film festival acceptance from the 13th Annual Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival in Argentina. The BARS is supported by the National Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts, sponsored by the Film Museum of the City of Buenos Aires and declared of cultural interest by the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Continue reading... “Cell Count News”
Art of Makeup, School of Professional Makeup Artistry, has added both evening classes and daytime classes to the 2012 fall/winter schedule. The new dates are:
Evening Schedule: September 24 – November 9 from 6:30pm – 10pm
Daytime Schedule: October 29 – December 14 from 9am – 3pm
Classes can be taken individually or as an entire course
HALLOWEEN WORKSHOP with Christina Kortum on September 9, 2012 from 1-4pm Cost is $85 including supplies.
Showing his continued support of Oregon’s film and television industry, Governor John Kitzhaber issued an official Proclamation today declaring August 17, 2012 “ParaNorman Day”. Below is the language of the proclamation.
WHEREAS:Oregon has a longstanding and honorable tradition of encouraging the entertainment arts and the abundantly talented individuals whose creative work delights, informs and educates our citizens; and
WHEREAS:The handcrafted, stop-motion animated 3d movie “ParaNorman” is the second feature film produced by Oregon-basedanimation studio LAIKA; and
WHEREAS:LAIKA is deeply committed to creating an environment that supports and celebrates the art and artistry of animated filmmaking; and
WHEREAS:The lead character Norman is a young boy of ingenuity, empathy, courage and optimism and thus embodies character traits Oregonians hold most dear; and
WHEREAS:“ParaNorman” was produced entirely in Oregon and will be released nationwide by Focus Features on August 17, 2012;
NOW,
THEREFORE:I, John Kitzhaber, Governor of the State of Oregon, hereby proclaim August 17, 2012 to be
PARANORMAN DAY
in Oregon and encourage all Oregonians to join in this observance.
Feature film Cell Count has UK Premiere at Celluloid Screams and Canadian Premiere at the Montreal HorrorFest as a part of the Montreal Comic Con.
PORTLAND, Oregon (August 8, 2012) The feature film “Cell Count” premiered on May 20th at the Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival and is now an Official Selection of this year’s Celluloid Screams Film Festival in the UK as well as the Montreal HorrorFest in Canada.
Nationally renowned filmmaker Todd Haynes is the subject of a one-of-a-kind portrait that posted today on eBay. This ten-day auction supports a good cause: Haynes donated the giclee print to benefit The Right Brain Initiative’s arts education programming in Portland, Oregon area schools. The print is signed by both Haynes and the portrait’s artist, Steve Cohn. Cohn is brother-in-law to Haynes, and works under the pseudonym Jasper Marks. Continue reading... “Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes donates autographed portrait to benefit The Right Brain Initiative”
The giclee print is available in an eBay auction through Sunday, August 5.