'08 News Updates
April 29, 2008IWFF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient - Hardy Jones
Award winning marine filmmaker and conservationist, Hardy Jones, will be giving a Welcome Address and Keynote about The State of Our Seas on Tuesday, May 13th at 9:30pm at the Roxy Theater – International Wildlife Media Center. He will receive his Lifetime Achievement Award for Media on Friday, May 16th at 6:00 pm during the IWFF Awards Gala at the UC Ballroom, University Center, University of Montana. To read more about the lifetime achievements of Hardy Jones Click Here.
April 29, 2008
"A Plumm Summer" - Film shot in Livingston area finally makes it to the silver screen
Brenda Strong grew up on Nancy Drew books. The “Desperate Housewives” star said she loved the heart of the books, which she described as “family driven mysteries.”
For the same reason, she said, she was drawn to “A Plumm Summer,” a film set in Montana that tells the tale of two young brothers who go head-to-head with the FBI to crack the kidnapping case of a TV puppet named Froggy Doo.
“Primarily, it was its heart” Strong said of the film’s attraction, “the sensibility that you could make a family film that was not computer animated, was not CG-driven, that had a moral driven plot.”
Based on one of the state’s strangest mysteries, “A Plumm Summer” is hitting the silver screen with an April 25 opening in five cities across Montana, including theaters in Bozeman and Livingston. To read full story by Daniel Person click HERE .
April 22, 2008
Schweitzer to make film debut Friday
HELENA - Gov. Brian Schweitzer will make his silver screen debut Friday when the independent film "A Plumm Summer" is released in several Montana cities.
The film, directed by Caroline Zelder and written by Billings native TJ Lynch, is about the innocence of an idyllic Montana town that is disrupted when celebrity puppet 'Froggy Doo' is kidnapped and held for ransom. Schweitzer plays the role of Sheriff Strunk.
To read full story by The Associated Press click HERE .
April 2, 2008
"A Plumm Summer" is Coming to a Montana Theatre Near You!
Montana Made Movie "A Plumm Summer" Opens April 25th
Montana made movie, "A Plumm Summer", is coming to Bozeman, Billings, Kalispell, Missoula and Livingston on April 25th. The movie will premiere in LA April 20th. Fairplay Pictures says that Montana looks fantastic in the film! "A Plumm Summer" stars William Baldwin, Lisa Guerrero, Owen Pearce, Chris J. Kelly, Henry Winkler, Brenda Strong, Peter Scolari, Rick Overton, Morgan Flynn, and Jeff Daniels.
The movie has already won two awards for Best Family Film, two special honors and a great review in Variety magazine. To read the Variety review click HERE . “A Plumm Summer” is a heart-warming story about a missing puppet named Froggy Doo. This family film follows Elliot (13) and his little brother Rocky (5) as they try to unfold this Frog-napping. To read more about this story click HERE .
March 20, 2008
The World Premiere of the Motion Picture “Iron Ridge”
“Iron Ridge” opens March 28th at the Mansfield Theatre
“Iron Ridge” is the first feature film of its kind. It was filmed 100% in Montana using private financing from Montanans as well as 100% Montana actors, crew, and equipment. The film was also edited right here within the state. The reason “Iron Ridge” is so special is because this film is truly “Home Grown”. Although this film is considered “Ultra Low Budget” because of its shoestring budget, it has great production value simply because of the wide support of other Montanan’s. Part of which included free helicopter service, costumes, food, locations, film permits, city services here in Great Falls, the 2nd U.S. Cavalry out of Helena and even a Bozeman grizzly bear named Brutus.
“Iron Ridge” is the story of two friends from the city, Jake Munro and William Price, who go deep into the backcountry of Montana for a once in a lifetime hunting trip. Once arriving, they find themselves right in the middle of one of the worlds most rugged and hostile environments. When one of the young men finds himself lost in the mountain terrain of the Big Sky country unprepared and unequipped, he will have only his instinctive skills and the dedication of a determined semi-retired forest ranger to save his life. With a bad winter storm rolling in and the search being called off, it is just a matter of time before the lost hunter realizes that his chances of survival are hopeless, especially when he learns that a bloodthirsty grizzly is tracking him. Now, with life-threatening injuries he will attempt to do the unthinkable, even if it costs him his life. With the history of the area and the vast forest system of the Iron Ridge mountain range it will be a miracle if he makes it out alive.
“Iron Ridge” was written, directed, and even stars first time film director Stu Brumbaugh, a Great Falls native who returned to Great Falls, Montana after working in the film business in the greater Los Angeles area for 12 years. After attending high school at CMR he fled to Southern California in 1993 to pursue a career in the film business. To read more click HERE .
Mansfield Box Office Hours:
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Contact
Keri Langille
Mansfield Box Office
ccevents@ci.great-falls.mt.us
Yellow Wood Films L.L.C. hopes to see you on March 28th for the world premiere!
For more information visit ironridgethemovie.com
March 2, 2008
‘Call of the Wild’
PHILIPSBURG — Actor Devon Graye’s career has taken him far and wide, but he’s never seen a town quite like Philipsburg — not in real life anyway. “I love the town; it really is like something in a movie,” said Graye, 20, standing in the Doe Bros. Soda Fountain Thursday. The movie “Call of the Wild” — a modern spin on Jack London’s novella — brought big Hollywood names to tiny Philipsburg, including actor Christopher Lloyd. As star-struck locals marveled over movie stars, the film’s cast and crew seemed just as taken by the quaint, quiet, mining-turned-tourist town. ...
To read full story By Erin Nicholes click HERE
March 4, 2008
Screen Actors Guild Launches Digital Casting Revolution
iActor Puts Station 12 Cast Clearance & Exclusive SAG Talent Pool
Right at the Industry’s Fingertips
iActor is free to SAG members and the entertainment industry. In addition to its proprietary online Station 12 cast clearance, iActor provides casting directors with the ability to find SAG actors using a customizable search function, create and tag folders according to personal work methodology, preview resumes, view headshots from multiple resumes in a slideshow, and both print and email individual resumes. iActor also provides a content-rich resource for casting directors searching regional talent pools for SAG actors. Currently, 23,790 union members representing a cross section of earnings and geographical locations have created resumes on iActor...
To read full news release click HERE
Contact:
Pam Greenwalt (323) 549-6872
pgreenwalt@sag.org
Melinda Farrell (310) 204-6100 x11
mfarrell@bigla.com
March 4, 2008
Killer cowboy terrorizes rock group in 'Diablo Highway'
HAVRE — The blood! Ohhh, the blood! Out of beer and gas, the indie-rock band the Magpies should have known nothing but trouble can happen when driving a '71 VW bus down a remote road in the sticks. Told with tongue firmly planted in cheek, "Diablo Highway" is the story of what happens to the Magpies one dark and bloody night. I'm not spoiling anything by telling you most of them die, bludgeoned with a tire iron by a maniacal cowboy...
To read full story click HERE
February 27, 2008
One-Night Only Premier of "OUTLAW DREAMS"
Thursday, February 28th, 2008, the Billings Outlaws, Montana's own professional football team, are proud to announce, in cooperation with the Carmike Theatres, the one-night only premier of the feature-length movie “Outlaw Dreams”. In 2006, the Billings Outlaws professional indoor football team had a storybook season culminating with a league championship in the National Indoor Football League. A video crew videotaped the entire season, from training camp through the championship game under the direction of Writer/Director/Producer Howie Klausner. Featuring highlights from the 2006 Championship season, “Outlaw Dreams” will be shown exclusively, one night only at 8:00pm and 10:00pm at the Carmike Wynnsong 10 Theatres at Rimrock Mall...
To read full story click HERE
February 25, 2008
Filming the ‘Wild': Movie Crew Stays Busy in Montana's Cold
LINCOLN - Christopher Lloyd sold his home in Darby years ago, but the Hollywood film star said he's happy to be back in Montana this month helping to bring to life a modern adaptation of Jack London's famed novel, “The Call of the Wild.”
“It's just a wonderful script, and the role I was asked to play - the grandpa - I really like,” Lloyd said while taking a short break during filming outside Lincoln on Sunday.
“He's kind of lonely, his wife recently died and he's excited to have his granddaughter come visit and have another voice in the house,” Lloyd said.As the story goes, the granddaughter, played by 10-year-old Ariel Gade, is not too happy to leave her big-city life and luxuries in Boston to spend time in the snowy mountains of Montana with her grandfather...
To read full story By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian click HERE
February 19, 2008
Film rolling in Lincoln
LINCOLN — Liz Cain sat in her immaculate log home Monday morning eating breakfast.
While the task may have been mundane, her company was anything but. Actor Christopher Lloyd — yes, Doc Brown from the “Back to the Future” movies and Reverend Jim from TV hit “Taxi” — stood in Cain’s kitchen, donning a blue and plaid bathrobe, preparing a batch of oatmeal.
Cain’s famous houseguest had about 40 film crew members fluttering around him while they shot a scene for a movie adaptation of Jack London’s “Call of the Wild.”
To read full story By ANGELA BRANDT of Helena's Independent Record click HERE
February 16, 2008
Lincoln in the spotlight
LINCOLN - The old hound dog blocking Rollie Fisher’s driveway sniffs the air and refuses to move. A little dog with a big bark comes down the road, followed by another dog, and yet another, until the woods come alive with barking beasts.
The snow sits two feet deep and there’s a yellow glow spilling from the windows of a rustic cabin up ahead. The warm light casts shadows on the snow before fading to black, out where the darkness takes over and the woods stand creaking in the night.
Here, 48 miles north of Helena on the west side of Flesher Pass, roughly 15 miles outside Lincoln, a film crew from Los Angeles, Calif., is finding its feet, preparing to shoot a new version of “The Call of the Wild,” an American classic scribed in 1903 by Jack London...
To read full story By MARTIN J. KIDSTON of Helena's Independent Record click HERE