NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 4, 2009 – Why is it so hard to get represented by a talent agent? And once you get an agent, how do you get them to keep calling you back for auditions? This is the battle cry of almost every actor looking to secure and maintain talent representation. Tony Nation, President/Partner of Actors Connection, New York City’s largest educational and networking studio for professional actors, reveals these secrets and more in a brand new DVD seminar available on Amazon.com called “How to Get & Keep An Agent,” directed and edited by actor turned filmmaker Michael Stever. more

(L) Royal Flush Festival Film Programmer Jim Muscarella & (R) “Automorphosis” Director Harrod Blank

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, October 21, 2009 – The Royal Flush Festival, an independent film, rock & roll, and underground art festival that took place October 15-19, handed out its custom-made “Skullie” Awards Monday night at Lower East Side burlesque hot spot The Slipper Room. The Slipper Room Dancers presented filmmakers with awards for the Jury and Audience award competitions, with live music by Fisherman’s Burlesque. These awards included the “One of a Kind” Award, which included unique art from Artists Ron English, Frank Kozik, Linsdey Kuhn & Tara McPherson. more

New York Premiere of ‘American Artifact’ to Open Festival Followed by Rock Poster Art Show

Melissa Auf der Maur and The Raincoats to Headline Live Concerts at Knitting Factory

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, August 25, 2009 – The Royal Flush Festival, formerly known as the Evil City Film Fest, announces its lineup of independent films, music videos, live music performances, and underground art openings taking place October 15th-18th at Anthology Film Archives and other venues throughout New York. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, August 3, 2009 – Vickilyn Reynolds, playwright, composer, lyricist and star of the acclaimed musical “Hattie…What I Need You To Know!” based on the life of Academy-Award winning actress Hattie McDaniel of “Gone With the Wind” fame, presents “Hattie & Me” one night only on Saturday, August 22 at the Triad Theater in New York. Tyrone Patrick will accompany Reynolds on piano. more

Album Blends Contemporary Avant-Garde, World, Rock and Chamber Sensibilities with Lush Instrumental Colors, Crafting an Emotional and Highly Visual Listening Experience

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, JULY 8, 2009 – Composer Ronen Landa has compiled and re-mastered some of his most evocative music for independent films in his debut album PICTUREBOOKS, now available on iTunes, Amazon.com and CDBaby.com. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 6, 2009 – The Evil City Film Fest initially founded in 2005, is now the Royal Flush Festival (RFF), a brand new force in the independent film, art and music scenes that will rock its way from New York City’s East Village with a program of over 100 independent films, music videos, live music performances, and underground art openings from October 15-18, 2009. RFF’s main venue will be the Anthology Film Archives, located at 32 Second Avenue. more

NEW YORK CITY, May 7, 2009 – “Guys and Dolls,” the Broadway classic, was nominated Tuesday for Best Revival of a Musical and best Scenic Design of a Musical using modern movie technology to tell a timeless tale. The legendary Broadway musical, first produced in 1950 that tells the story of two New York couples betting on love despite the odds, took a new cutting-edge approach to the Great White Way. A major visual element in the new show is a large, 22-feet wide x 30-feet high LED screen that uses for the first time in the history of Broadway, movie style computer-generated images (CGI) and animation integrated into the live stage production. The 30-feet tall screen on stage with live actors interacting with photo real CGI animation transports audiences into 1935 New York and the world of “Guys and Dolls” for a show unlike anything Broadway has seen. The Oracle Film Group, a New York-based boutique film and animation house, was tapped to create the screen content. more

Digital Orthochromatic Process Creates Innovative ‘Film Noir’ Look

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 27, 2009 – The conspiracy in Paul Krik’s independent thriller ABLE DANGER has been revealed in a whole new light for the first time in color as the April Indie Exclusive on Amazon Video-On-Demand (VOD), and soon to hit other online outlets such as iTunes, Jaman and more. ABLE DANGER, which opened to critical acclaim during its theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles last fall, conjures an homage to classic film noir in a post-911 digital age through an innovative new ‘orthochromatic’ process, which now reaches its core audience via the web through this cutting-edge VOD service at http://www.amazon.com/Able-Danger/dp/B0027HM7GY/. more

March 13, 2009, New Orleans, LA – Mississippi native A.M. Peters’ feature documentary “NO Cross, NO Crown,” about how music and culture in New Orleans will recover from Hurricane Katrina, will have its World Premiere on April 5 at Patois: The 6th Annual New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival.

“NO Cross, NO Crown” is a timely and engaging feature documentary that examines how New Orleans’ music and culture can survive the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Produced by dinomonster films, the film documents how New Orleans has been a fundamental element of American music since its inception, embracing the unique artists and underdogs that make up her inhabitants. And while New Orleans was entrenched in a rich history of struggle and the blending of European and African cultural streams, America’s identity and culture flourished to the soundtracks of blues, jazz, hip-hop, rock n’ roll, gospel and R&B—all of which have their origins in New Orleans. more

ITHACA, NEW YORK, November 21, 2008 - Erin Scherer, the ‘Mumblecore Saved My Life’ and HOWL (For Lindsay Lohan) YouTube sensation, is preparing to release on DVD her first feature-length documentary “Are You From Bingo?”, a look inside the history of Binghamton, New York, and its recent economic upswing through community revitalization efforts and gentrification. To raise money to complete the production of the DVDs, Scherer has set up a profile on IndieGoGo.com where fundraising is now open for anyone who would like to contribute to the project. more