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As some of you may already know, I've been a big supporter of Gen Art for a long time now. Aside from being heavily involved in their annual film festival in New York City (this year I was a programmer), I'm real close friends with the folks who work there and feel their footprint on the indie film community is invaluable. Gen Art, in case you're not aware, is a company (based in New York) that helps promote emerging talent in film, music and fashion all year round. Not only do they host a very cool film festival in NYC in the spring, but they also host a mini-fest in Chicago ... and part one of this post is dedicated to that.
Beginning tonight with the very cute and quirky 500 Days of Summer, the Gen Art Chicago Film Festival will continue through to June 27 and feature other buzzed-about festival films like Mercy, Patriotville and Shrink. Other than opening night, which will set you back $25 for the movie and after party (open bar!), the other three nights will run you a fairly inexpensive $20 for a short, feature and after party w/ open bar. So if you're in Chicago, please head down to the festival and support these small films, as well as Gen Art. You can find out more information on the festival right here.
In addition to the festival, Gen Art is hosting a benefit in New York City tomorrow to help raise money to keep the company afloat while they navigate their way through some tough economic waters. I know -- yet another company hit hard by the recession. But understand that companies like Gen Art -- who make their living and invest everything they have in supporting emerging talent -- don't really exist anymore. And so they need our help.
Casting Update: Long Heads to Patriotville, Liu and Murphy Play Detectives and Manning Takes Over Freddy Prinze Jr.
Filed under: Comedy », Casting », DIY/Filmmaking », Newsstand »
There's so much casting going on today, I figured it would be easier to abbreviate some of it because, let's face facts, I'm good like that. Oh, and I'm also cool like that and smooth like that -- ya know, in case you were wondering.
- Actor Justin Long is quickly becoming the go-to man for mediocre underdog stories. Soon, you'll see him up on the big screen playing the lead role in Accepted, a film about a guy who creates his own, imaginary college after being rejected from all the "real" schools. Now, it appears as if the comedic talent will star in the indie feature Patriotville, written and directed by Talmage Cooley. Here, Long will play a guy who, while trying protect his town's meager place in American history, attempts to prevent an Indian casino from being built over some historic battlefield. Here's hoping Long's acting career is a short one. Sorry, the joke was there. I had to.
- Talk about two actors I never imagined in a romantic comedy -- Cillian Murphy and Lucy Liu have signed on to star in Watching the Detectives, an indie pic produced by Peach Arch Entertainment and Plum Pictures. The rom-com is said to revolve around a film noir buff who winds up with much more than he bargained for after romancing a real-life femme fatale. Broken Lizard's Paul Soter will make his directorial debut with the film, while also penning its script.
- Last but certainly least, Taryn Manning will star opposite Freddy Prinze Jr. in Jack and Jill vs. the World. Pic, which I thought was called Dick and Jane vs. the World, is not to be confused with the Adam Sandler-produced comedy, Jack and Jill. So, either Variety screwed up the title or folks involved with the film realized Freddy Prinze Jr. was more of a Dick than a Jack. Written and directed by Vanessa Parese, pic revolves around a good guy who falls for a girl with a secret. Though I wish it were true, something tells me her secret isn't that she hates every film Freddy Prinze Jr. has ever been involved with. Oh well.
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