Self-Improvement Lab for Entrepreneurs & Actors

Self-Improvement Lab for Entrepreneurs & Actors
Saturday, April 26th
10am-12Noon

2hrs. of life affirming, career awakening advice to help you
continue to grow and improve as people and as actors & entrepreneurs.

The reason why we chose those two groups to target is, as actors &
entrepreneurs, both groups spend an inordinate amount of time working. Late
nights. Early days. Long hours. Most of it on our own, stressing about how to
continue on our own. Worrying about money, time. Worrying about how we will
survive if what we are doing fails. Being an actor or entrepreneur is a life of
stress and worry, but it doesn't have to be.

If you learn how to better manage your time, your stress, your health, and your
finances, you will have more energy and a stronger resolve to make it to that
plateau. Let us help show you how!

Each panelist will do a 15 minute presentation that will effectively communicate
ways for you to maximize your life and enhance yourself personally, in order to
maximize your effectiveness in your personal life and business life. Then, you
will be able to directly ask questions in a moderated Q&A.

SCENEPR wants to help you take yourself and your business to the next level.

$25 p/person
Limited to first 40 participants
Ticket includes Continental Breakfast

Speakers:
Scott Allinson, Photographer/Owner
Donje' Photography

Alana Kessler, MS, RD, CDN
Poshan Complementary Nutrition

John Nies, Former NFL Player
The Power Center

La-Verne Parris, B.A., M.Sc., J.D.
Life Coach


FREE WELLNESS & BEAUTY SAMPLES FROM SOUL PURPOSE
http://www.soulpurpose.com

Includes continental breakfast (juice, coffee/tea, muffin/bagels)

Location:
Ripley Grier Studios
520 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018

For more info & to purchase tickets, visit http://www.scenepr.com/events

Do You Like To Watch Scary Movies?

These quotes are the reason why I started watching Dawson's Creek (KW reference)

“Movies don't create psychos, movies make psychos more creative!”

"Liver alone!"

“Please don't kill me Mr. Ghostface, I wanna be in the sequel!”

"What's the point they're all the same, some stupid killer stalking some big-breasted girl who can't act who is always running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door, it's insulting."

Bra Boys

Bra Boys” is a film about the cultural evolution of the inner-Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle of its youth – the tattooed and much maligned surf community known as the Bra Boys. The story is narrated by Australian actor Russell Crowe and is told through the eyes of members of the Bra Boys.

It is the first full-length film project being undertaken by, and officially sanctioned by, the Bra Boys. It is their story. It shows their success in professional big wave surfing, it explores their international reputation for hard partying and rough justice, it touches on their running battle with authorities and it shows their absolute reliance on one another to fit into a society in which they are displaced and, at times, disinterested. It shows how the evolution of Maroubra, coupled with the historical stigma associated with Australia’s rebellious surf community, has contributed to their social displacement.

Central to the story is the true-life struggle of the Abberton brothers – Sunny, Koby, Jai and Dakota … one charged with murdering a Sydney standover man, another pursuing a professional surf career but charged as an accessory in his brother’s legal fight, another trying to hold the family together and a young brother whose inheritance is his siblings’ notoriety.

“Bra Boys” uses archival footage shot and blends it with current surf vision and interviews to create a story that is compassionate and confronting. It is a story of contrast involving against-the-odds success and predictable failures and, ultimately, a story exploring the legacy and hopes of the next generation of Bra Boys members.

The movie will be screened April 11th here in NYC.

Check out the movie trailer below!

Production Housing

Hey NYIndieSeen readers!

Need a fab pad to film your short flick? Look no more, here is some info on housing for a cool as loft in SoHo. Read below some info we received directly from Ken Hunt.



We have a 4000 sq ft. luxury Loft (7 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms with

maid) in Soho, New York which has been used in many film and television
shoots around the world.

www.TheSohoLoft.com 

The Soho Loft was written up in the NY Times.

You can reach me directly at
212.924.9694

Thank you
Ken Hunt
Sales Associate

Drake Corporate Housing - production housing solutions and The Soho
Loft

85 Fifth Avenue, 7th floor
NY, NY 10003
Tel: 212.924.9694
Fax: 917.591.5875

Best Musical Opening Credits

There has been a ton of films with crazy amazing opening sequences. However a personal favorite for us is the opening music for Psycho (1960). Just listen to the first 2 minutes. This musical number truly did set the tone for this movie. I mean damn I was already scared just listenin to this and the movie didn't even start yet! There aren't that many scary sounding songs or scores out there. This is a hard one to beat...

Of course the Halloween theme music was pretty creepy too.

SEEN In NYC

Who was caught in Mannyhatty this week???





Julia Roberts caught strolling on W 23rd St in Madison Square Park. Looked adorably cute with no makeup on and skinny as a Rwandan refugee










Adrien Brody's fine ass was seen at Lafayette St and Astor Place with his girlfriend and was quite recognizable with his trademark nose and physique.











Natasha Lyonne 7th Ave South in West Village trying to score some Crank...just kiddin!













James Franco on 85th and Madison hailing a cab and looking hotter than ever! I want like 10,000 of his babies!











Robin Williams seen looking for his career on 56th and 6th Ave. Won't find it there buddy.

Stop-Loss: Early Review

Stop Loss is a new film by Kimberly Peirce, the indie filmmaker who broke out in a big way in 1999 with her hit Academy Award decorated film Boys Don't Cry. The movie stars Ryan Philippe, Rob Brown, Timothy Olyphant, and the hotness that is...Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film opens up with Philippe as a solider who has just arrived home from his service in Iraq. He is finally ready to settle back home in Texas and spend time with friends and family. However, Philippe finds him self in an unfortunate situation when he is "Stop Lossed".

What is Stop Loss? It's when a soldier's service is beyond their expected term of service and they are called to go back and serve for an additional length of time. Typically this is a contractual obligation that is argued upon by many U.S. soldiers, however they are expected to complete their duties under the authority of the Commander-In-Chief. Peirce for the first time, touches upon this issue in a fictional film and introduces us into the world of soldiers who have gone AWOL and sort of an underground railroad of former soldiers who now "lay low" and have changed their identities to avoid criminal charges as result leaving their base and choosing not to serve in war.

Ryan Philippe gives a strong performance as Brandon King, a gung ho army strong Texan who won't take no for an answer. He chooses not to serve his Stop Loss and decides to go AWOL. Channing Tatum who plays Steve Shriver gives an incredible performance as the solider who is not yet ready to deal with his home life and the girl he left back. Shriver begins having flashbacks of his moments in combat and we see the effects of what war can do to the mind of a human being.

The film also stars JGL as Tommy Burgess who is conflicted when he returns home and suffers from deep seeded issues of alcoholism and figuring out what his place is in this world outside of Iraq. This is an amazing film. It's actually by far one of the best films about the current war situation in Iraq. It also opens your eyes as to what is really happening to our soldiers out there and the effect of the war insurgency called upon by George W. Bush. Stop Loss has passion and will definitely incite controversy on both ends of the spectrum. Whether you are anti-war or pro you will feel strongly about the message in this film. This is another plus for director Kimberly Peirce who directed a film about a woman posing as a man in a small Nebraska town in the film Boys Don't Cry.

Stop Loss is released in theaters nationwide on 3/28/08.

TIN Is Coming Back to NYC!

When: Wednesday March 26 08:30 PM

Where: the Bitter End, 147 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012

Details: $5 cover at the door 8:30PM - Thomas Ian Nicholas

9:15PM - COOPER

10:15PM - Chris Barron (SPIN DOCTORS)

Oscar-Nominated Midgets!

Here in the lovely city of New York at the Directors Guild of America located on 110 W 57th St (5th & 6th) is the 5th Annual Presentation of Live Action and Animated Short Films nominated for the 80th Annual Academy Awards!

Shoo! That was a mouthful.

Reservations are recommended though.

Call 1-888-778-7575

Or click here for more info

Craptacular Flick: The Final Cut

A few years ago a friend recommended this film to me when I was visiting her at a video store in North Hollywood. She wasn't exactly a movie buff like me, but I figured I'd check it out. Well the other night this movie came on and I decided to actually sit down for 2 hours and give this film a shot.

Damn I wish I could have got those 2 hours of my life back....

I mean, the movie isn't HORRIBLE....but it ain't great neither. The script actually has some potential to be a great film, but the story just didn't deliver. The Final Cut is set in a world where implanted microchips can record all moments of an individual's life. The chips are removed upon death so the images can be edited into something of a highlight reel for loved ones who want to remember the deceased.

Sounds like an interesting storyline right???

WRONG. Here are some major mistakes with the plot.

First of all the time period the story takes place is undefined. Are we in the future? Are we in present day? If so, where does this technology come from and how was it developed? None of these questions are ever answered and it leaves very little plausibility that a machine like this can exsist....at least in the world of THIS story anyway.

Second was the fact that these memory chips called "Zoes" are only implanted in a number of human beings. Robin Williams who plays the editor of these memories, mentions that he never realized he has a Zoe and thought his parents couldn't afford one. So therefore one whould have to purchase a Zoe in order for their memories to be captured. If this is the case...how does one purchase a Zoe chip? Where would you buy it? Why?

I know that sometimes with fiction you have to take leave some plot holes to the imagination and check reality at the door. But with this film it just gets ridiculous and then you begin to doze off and wonder why you're even watching this. I liked seeing Jim Caviezel...hadn't seen him in a minute. Robin Williams playing the creepy recluse is something he's good at, but I'd like to see a change a pace for him. Mira Sorvino plays a brief role as Williams girlfriend, but her character isn't really defined so I guess she's an old friend, girlfriend, f*** buddy...I dunno.

Bottom line...this movie sucked. Apparently some people like my friend liked it...but I thought it was a shitty indie. Welcome to the Shitty Indie archive!

Whatever Happened To Jim Caviezel?

Remember Jim Caviezel became the "It Guy" after Passion Of The Christ came out? He was like everywhere. I mean most film buffs already knew Jim from films like Angel Eyes and Frequency. I was watching The Final Cut---a craptacular film by the way that I will blog about later---and I saw Jim Caviezel and immediately thought...hey whatever happened to him? Of course I was prompted to instantly go to my Bible--that is IMDB--pun intended of course, and look for Jim to see what he's been up to. He's got 3 movies updated and 2 are set to be released this year. So we will be seeing more of James in the future months. Thank GOD right???


He is one of those actors that are very talented but low-key. Kinda like the Jeffrey Wrights and Joseph Gordon-Levitts of the cinema world. You hear about them once every few years and then they fall off the radar. I just PRAY that Jim will keep up with the movies, becuz he's amazing to watch. I love it when he plays the disturbed creepy guy roles too....it's kinda sexy. Anyways good to know he's alive and well and still acting. I was getting concerned cuz you gotta admit, it's been a minute since he's come out with anything...the last film he was in was Deja Vu. JC is my homeboy! Oh yea, and that other JC guy is too...hee hee :)