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The Glee Project’s Hannah Mclalwain to Perform at 37th Annual Gracie Awards Gala

Adrienne Papp — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:33:58 +0000

Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is pleased to announce that Hannah McIalwain, a contender from season one of The Glee Project on Oxygen, will perform at the 37th Annual Gracie Awards Gala on May 22, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Gracie Awards (also known as “the Gracies”) recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women, and about women in all facets of media, including radio, television, cable and new media. The awards program also encourages the realistic and multifaceted portrayal of women in entertainment, news, features and other programs.

Hannah began performing at the age of 14 which ultimately led her on her journey to Dallas/Fort Worth where in 2011 she auditioned for the first season of The Glee Project, a reality-TV competition where contestants vie for a recurring spot on the hit television series Glee. After intense competition, Hannah finished fifth. Realizing her dream to pursue acting and singing full time, Hannah moved to Los Angeles. Besides her talent for singing, Hannah can also rap (under the alias Rouge), which illustrates her sincere quirkiness and positive attitude. Currently, Hannah travels across the country speaking at different universities about “True Beauty,” a program designed to empower young people about self-image and self-esteem.

The Gracies are presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Alliance for Women in Media that supports educational programs, charitable activities, public service campaigns and scholarships to benefit the public, the electronic media and allied fields. The Gracie Awards, established in 1975, honors programming and individuals of the highest caliber in all facets of radio, television, cable and web-based media, including news, drama, comedy, commercials, public service, documentary and sports.

The event is made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors: Arbitron, Beasley Broadcasting Group, CBS News, CNN, Disney/ABC Family Group, E! Networks, ESPN, Ford Motor Company Fund, Katz Media Group, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters, Oxygen, Premier Networks, and RLTV; Wine Sponsor: House of Mandela.

About the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM): The Alliance for Women in Media leverages the promise, passion and power of women in all forms of media. Formerly known as American Women in Radio & Television, AWM is the longest-established professional association dedicated to advancing women in media and entertainment, and will celebrate its 60^th anniversary in 2011. The Alliance for Women in Media carries forth its mission by educating, advocating and acting as a resource to its members and the industry at large via inspired thought leadership that illuminates areas of societal need.

About The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation: The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (formerly known as The Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television) supports and promotes educational programs, charitable activities, public service campaigns and scholarships to benefit the public, the electronic media and allied fields. The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has created partnerships and joint-initiatives with the National Middle School Association, the Emma Bowen Foundation, the American Red Cross and other organizations that are philosophically aligned with the mission of the Foundation. The Foundation supports several public service campaigns, including most recently a radio PSA campaign with the Dove Self-Esteem Fund. The Foundation also supports Empowering America^®, an initiative which pays tribute to many of America’s most pioneering and inspiring women. Through this program, the Foundation provides Empowering America^® educational collateral to needy urban middle schools around the country. The Foundation also produces nationally acclaimed recognition programs, including the Gracie Awards^®, a live gala that honors exemplary programming created for, by, and about women.

About the Author of This Article: Lady Adrienne Papp is a recognized journalist who has written for many publications including Savoir, Beverly Hills 90210, Malibu Beach, Santa Monica Sun, The Beverly Hills Times, Brentwood News, Bel-Air View,Celebrity Society,Celeb Staff, It Magazine, Chic Today, LA2DAY, West Side Todayamong many others. She is the President and CEO of Los Angeles / New York-based publicity company, Atlantic Publicityand publishing house, Atlantic Publisher. Adrienne writes about world trends, Quantum Physics, entertainment and interviews celebrities, world leaders, inventors, philanthropists and entrepreneurs. She also owns Atlantic United Films that produces and finances true stories made for theatrical release or the silver screen. Spotlight News Magazineis owned by Atlantic United, Incwith Adrienne Pappbeing the majority shareholder.

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David Litell’s nutraceutical, Cognition Ignition, scores high at the industry’s California convention

Adrienne Papp — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:09:33 +0000

Cognition Ignition By David Litell

By Adrienne Papp

It only takes one tragic celebrity death, be it Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson or Heath Ledger, to make us all aware of the dangers of prescription drugs. According to a CNN report, one person dies every 19 minutes from prescription drugs, making them a more frequent source of death than automobile accidents. Like our tendency toward overeating and the various diseases that it creates, the dangerous consumption of drugs, especially when combined, reminds us that they are not the answer to living a highly productive and fulfilled life, rather, they are actually counterproductive to it.

Luckily the world is changing and moving in a positive new direction. As part of this movement, we now have encouraging new products like Cognition Ignition, which offers advantages on many levels, all directed toward helping us live a happier, more productive, vibrant and fulfilled life.

Developed by world-renowned, David Litell, six years ago, Cognition Ignition is the result of his desire to create something that would help improve the lives of people around the world.

“When I conceived of Cognition Ignition, I wanted to produce a supplement that would be available to everyone and would offer profound benefits to us all,” explains Litell, who has been in the media frequently, even on American Airlines just recently. “I’ve been in the nutritional industry for 30 years, and was thinking about all the health problems that our culture is faced with, from heart disease to diabetes, joint problems, arthritis, and allergies, – just to name a few, – but in addition I also noticed that people were having emotional difficulties, were losing memory, couldn’t focus, and generally have been living in a world where molehills started to become mountains. As a culture, something was terribly out of balance. We’re also living in an era when the agricultural soils have been depleted for decades, and for two generations we’ve been eating products created by the commercial food industry with substantially reduced nutrients, which also means significantly reduced nutrients for our brains.”

Litell began working to counteract this sad phenomenon and to restore key nutrients that activate enzymes and enhance neurotransmitters for restoring balanced brain performance. He wanted to create a product that allows us to live our lives at our highest potential, spiritually, mentally and physically.

Litell originally began using Chinese herbs to improve academic and athletic performance in 1970 while a student at University of California Santa Barbara. As part of his research, he began studying botanicals in traditional American styles and Chinese Herbal Medicine, using his anthropology degree as a starting point. With his extensive background in nutrition, which includes ethno-botanical knowledge – the way that indigenous people kept themselves balanced – Litell began researching the effects that various food, plants and herbs had on neurotransmitters in our brains. It’s a field that has been also brought to light by Andrew Weill, M.D., who has, at the time, been instrumental in talking about the mind and neurochemistry.

As Litell worked on the formula for Cognition Ignition, the ingredients came together in a way that allowed feelings of being focused, alert, happy and balanced – in short, the way we are naturally supposed to feel as opposed to what most of us feel due to our fast paced society with a great deal of uncertainty in the world. “I wanted to give people the opportunity to enjoy that feeling, and to enjoy it relatively quickly,” Litell says. “This isn’t something that takes weeks or even days for the results to be felt. Most people feel significant improvements in 60 minutes or less.”

This authentic and always cutting edge recipe for Cognition Ignition that David Litell came up with six years ago offers a tremendous advantage and numerous benefits in brain chemistry to people of all walks of life. It gives one the joy of feeling a sense of crystal clear mind contentment and happiness, – just as fully-functioning, highly-evolved humans naturally should feel, – which lends this product a great deal of credibility: Out with the stress and in with a renewed genuine you!

Research to improve cognition

“What I came up with is a formula that balances the huge volume of activities that take place at the biochemical level in the neurotransmitters that operate our brain chemistry,” Litell explains. “This activity has to be balanced for the brain to operate properly. After extensive research and testing I finally had the product ideally formulated, and I decided to put it on the market.”

That was a decision that has offered multi-faceted advantages ever since for people around the world.

“Everything that I had hoped for, and a whole lot more, came together in this product,” Litell says. “People’s mental and emotional performance was improved in terms of focus, alertness, stability and calmness – just about all the things you would hope to find in healthy brain operation. I initially introduced Cognition Ignition through health care professionals and in psychological clinics and counseling centers. It was used with people who were on Xanax or Prozac and similar pharmaceuticals, and many just simply decided to stop taking them of their own accord, which was really encouraging. We also had very good results with many veterans who had post-traumatic stress disorders, or other stress related problems, and now they were able to function daily and sleep without the terrifying effects that had haunted them previously. With these results we knew we were onto something very positive and helpful, and began to feel very optimistic as testimonials validated the effects.”

“The problem with many of the very popular SSRI drugs prescribed,” continues Litell, “is that they work by blocking some of the receptors in our brain, and blocked receptors soon damage normal brain chemistry telling a person that they’re not themselves anymore, and they tend to feel a little displaced and “foggy,” but sometimes, even much worse! The blocked receptors will also tend to atrophy over time, preventing access to our normal higher mind functions like intuition and some of our higher powers. As a result, people who get caught up in the grip of these drugs are never able to feel like their true, natural selves.”

Litell’s formula for Cognition Ignition is a result of extensive research in the study of nutrition and herbology. “I wasn’t following the drug model, where there were just a few ingredients to create a specific effect,” David Litell explains. “I wanted to produce something that would get us back to our natural state and to find proper balance. When it comes to brain chemistry, recognizing that there are more than 100 billion neurons in our brains, each with up to 10,000 connections is literally mind-boggling. That’s a lot of brain power, and each of these neurons needs to be in balance with others and nourished properly.”

With Cognition Ignition, Litell found a way to provide the proper nutrients to our brain so that metabolism would be improved as nutrient uptake and waste removal improves, and a better dilation of the micro-capillaries occur so that nutrients could be optimally delivered, and an increase in the production of the body and brain’s natural energy molecules called ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) would be induced. “There is no need for stimulants with my formulation when you increase the brain’s own naturally produced energy,” Litell says.

It’s a formula that simply allows the brain to operate at higher, more productive levels and with a comforting sense of equilibrium and balance. That’s been the case for a wide variety of people who have used Cognition Ignition, from military veterans, to students, and highly stressed professionals, all of whom have enjoyed the benefits of improved focus, energy and productivity. “I’ve had physicians tell me that they’ve used it and have had an increase of about 2 productive hours in their workday,” Litell says. “This is a product that can generally be used safely by anyone from kids with emotional problems to jet fighter pilots. Cognition Ignition is a natural way for people to restore proper brain chemistry so that they feel good and have a higher sustained level of functionality in their lives,” Litell explains.

Professionals in the entertainment industry have also recognized the benefits of Cognition Ignition, and the product recently received a high profile introduction at both the Grammy Awards and the Academy Awards in 2012 through Adrienne Papp’s Atlantic Publicity.

“The product uses very specific ingredients that help improve memory and help a performer become more focused and calmer, and even lands a better ability to remember lines thus enhancing their performance,” Litell says. “At the same time, it doesn’t reduce the emotional component like some commonly used anti-anxiety drugs. So not only you can remember what you are supposed to say, you can say the lines with the full emotional spectrum of one’s expressive intelligence. And it offers benefits at any age level. Excellent examples of performers who have taken care of themselves well, and are still productive late in their careers, are Clint Eastwood and Cloris Leachman, among many other great spirited stars who have realized that it is only normal to live a full and very active life well into their eighties,” says David Litell. One recent, amazing example of this is Christopher Plummer, who is the oldest actor ever having received an Oscar in the history of the Academy Awards at the age of 83.

The natural products industry is also a place where Cognition Ignition has enjoyed widespread acceptance. At the recent Natural Product Expo West held in Anaheim, CA, which was attended by 58,000 people, Litell’s Cognition Ignition was a big hit and a standout item in a very crowded field of nutritional supplements. Being recognized by his peer group is an important gauge of the effectiveness of this product, as industry professionals have realized the enormous benefits offered by Litell’s unique formulation.

As we move into a more enlightened age in terms of diet, health and spirituality, it has become obvious that Cognition Ignition is a product whose time has come. It’s a nutritional supplement designed for a new age that includes ingredients of ancient healing practices as well as extensive advanced research.

At Cognition Ignition, they have a saying: “itadakimasu” An interpretation of this Japanese phrase when translated is: “With gratitude and thanks to the Creator, and to all (the sun, earth, waters, elements, plants, workers, etc.) that makes this nourishment possible, I partake of it, and will use this gift to benefit others through the use of this nourishment in my spirit and actions”

That connection to all people and all things is our natural state of being, and Cognition Ignition offers a safe and natural way of making that connection. Isn’t that really the ultimate reason we’re all here?

To learn more about Cognition Ignition that will also be available as one of the most advanced anti-aging supplements, please visit:

www.CognitionIgnition.net

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VIRGIN PRODUCED AND ACTV8.ME FORM MAJOR INTERACTIVE TV PARTNERSHIP

Adrienne Papp — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:13:37 +0000

ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION ARM OF SIR RICHARD BRANSON’S VIRGIN GROUP PARTNERS WITH TECH COMPANY TO CREATE INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING FOR TV DEPLOYMENT

By Adrienne Papp

ACTV8.ME and Virgin Produced have inked a partnership alliance in which together they will create new-era TV shows that are completely interactive. Virgin known for creating unique consumer experiences through a long history of innovation and technological firsts continues this legacy through it’s entertainment arm launched in 2010.

In addition to “ACTV8”ing current hit TV shows, ACTV8.ME is also working with TV production partners and TV networks to create new interactive TV programming. ACTV8.ME has already formed major alliances to be the second-screen interactive partner with Mark Burnett Productions, Fox Broadcasting, The Oxygen Network and others.

“Our exciting new relationship with ACTV8.ME marks a pioneering step into the unscripted television business for Virgin Produced. We share a similar philosophy with the ACTV8 team and together we are poised to lead the path in forming a REAL interactive relationship with our TV audiences. ” said Virgin Produced Co-Founder and CEO Jason Felts.

The Virgin Produced / Actv8 partnership focuses on creating unique television properties built for organic distribution and integration using multi-screen interactivity with Facebook and Twitter. These new-era technologies will serve to create an über network whereby the television content will leverage key social media platforms and ultimately the global Virgin Produced television distribution network thus enabling real-time interactivity with the content. Earlier this month, Virgin launched their own channel onboard Virgin America providing a variety of fresh content to passengers.

“We are excited to be working with the talented creative team at Virgin Produced. Their creative vision coupled with the support of their various sister companies’ across the transportation, mobile and retail sectors offer a unique platform to develop and launch high-quality interactive content to the domestic and international marketplace. Having just flown Virgin America and watched their channel, Actv8 look forward to increasing their collective consumer brand experience.” said ACTV8.ME CEO Brian Shuster.

He added, “With a number of high-profile projects already released and more currently in various stages of production, Virgin Produced has quickly established itself a formidable player within the industry. This alignment fits perfectly with our strategy at ACTV8.ME in partnering with innovative content creators, with a clear trajectory, and a real vertical integration philosophy.”

“We are really excited to soon unveil some of the properties we are developing with ACTV8. The technology they have built is a game changer, and combined with our newly launched content channel will prove to only increase the Virgin consumer experience which is our top priority at Virgin Produced.” concluded Virgin’s Chief Creative Officer Justin Berfield and Barrick Prince, EVP of Unscripted Television in a joint statement.

ABOUT ACTV8.ME:

ACTV8 is empowering current hit TV shows with its technology, and is also working with major TV production partners and TV networks to create new interactive TV programming. ACTV8 and its major network and production partners/clients are bringing amazing new user experiences to life in next-generation TV connectivity. ACTV8 leads the way in developing and designing new 2nd Screen interactive TV interfaces and mobile applications that facilitate discovery of content and deepen the user’s relationship with it. The system is a complete “Global Media Integration Platform” With its proprietary technology; ACTV8 has married broadcast and cable television to the two largest social media platforms on the planet, and then made this all interactive, thus creating the ultimate uber-platform.

ACTV8.ME enterprise second-screen platform was built with a vision and focus to empower viewers to interact with TV content, while integrating social channel engagements, along with a new digital ad model that creates a first of its kind, one-to-one relationship with the consumer. Their deployments enrich the TV viewing experience – real-time or time-shifted – and provides interactivity, social game mechanics, community sharing, and e-offers in the form of real-time digital coupons.

ABOUT VIRGIN PRODUCED:

Virgin Produced serves as the film and television development, packaging and production arm of the Virgin Group. Led by co-founders, CEO Jason Felts and CCO Justin Berfield, Virgin Produced is breaking the corrosive mold of Old Hollywood by providing a collaborative environment that embraces talent so they can best create and inspire. With an equal focus on television and film, Virgin Produced in it’s inaugural year, gained swift traction on the film front with their multi-year first look deal with Relativity Media, claiming two back to back #1 box-office successes with LIMITLESS and IMMORTALS. Unique only to Virgin Produced, it’s content is cross -marketed to consumers across the brand’s transportation, mobile, health club, hotel, retail, and social media platforms which allows Virgin Produced to reach up to 60 million loyal Virgin brand fans worldwide. Virgin Produced also has a multi-year first look deal with Entertainment One for all scripted television development. In April 2012, Virgin Produced launched it’s own television network onboard it’s sister airline Virgin America with the very accurate tagline: Your Cure for Boredom. Virgin Produced’s upcoming film releases include The Farrelly Bros’ raunchy laffer, MOVIE 43 and 21 & OVER directed by Lucas & Moore (The Hangover).

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FILM FESTIVAL WEEK – LOS ANGELES

Adrienne Papp — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:56:22 +0000

LA GEARS UP TO LAUNCH ITS INAUGURAL SHOWCASE OF FILMS, WEBISODES AND TV PROGRAMS

By Adrienne Papp

Perhaps one of the most ambitious independent films events in the U.S., the newly created Film Festival Week – LA will be held April 11-19 in Hollywood, CA. The event comprises four unique film events and will screen a wide array of films, webisodes and TV programs from all over the globe, exclusively at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave, Hollywood (Chaplin Building). An Opening night kick-off party to welcome participating filmmakers will take place on Wednesday, April 11 at hotspot Confidential (424 N Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills) from 7pm- 11pm.

Organizers programmed selections for ITN DISTRIBUTION FILM & WEBISODE FESTIVAL; LA FILM, TV & WEBISODE FESTIVAL; INDEPENDENT FILM QUARTERLY FILM & WEBISODE FESTIVAL; NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (NYIFF).

Dozens of gems are expected to unspool over the week with many titles available for distribution. The current changes in modern technology allow entrepreneurial filmmakers both young and old to realize their celluloid dreams. 150 Filmmakers will represent 20 countries including, Australia, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, China, France, Germany Israel, Mongolia, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, India, Nepal, Ireland, Norway, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, UK, and all over the US.

Not surprisingly talent ranges in scope from novice to established. Notables include: Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon; Emmy award-winning actress and comedienne Lily Tomlin; Paul Sorvino; Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts; Richard Chamberlain (The Thorn Birds); Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs); Jon Heder (Napolean Dynamite); Sally Kirkland; Missi Pyle (The Artist); Patrick Muldoon; Rene Ashton; Stefanie Powers (Hart to Hart); Michael Sorvino (Summer of Sam, Human Trafficking); Betsy Rue (My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II); Phil Messerer creator of the Vampire Diaries Franchise; Daeg Faerch (Rob Zombie’s Halloween); Dee Wallace (ET); actress/model/musician Tila Tequila; Nick Hogan (Hogan Knows Best); Lorenzo Lamas (Falcon Crest); Charlene Tilton (Dallas); Tom Christensen (Squatters); Robert Prescott (Burn After Reading, Michael Clayton); Tony Award-winning and Oscar-nominated producer Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, When Harry Met Sally); award-winning producer Michael Landon Jr. (Love Comes Softly, The Velveteen Rabbit); Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls), Sandy Martin (Napoleon Dynamite), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), up-and-coming actor Coleman McClary (star of the award-winning Bar Noise); producer Evan Ginzburg (The Wrestler) and rising stars Sybil (The Temp) and India Irving.

FILM FESTIVAL WEEK HIGHLIGHTS:

ITN DISTRIBUTION FILM & WEBISODE FESTIVAL:

ASHES: The story of two brothers from the inner city whose lives are unraveling. As one plummets deeper into mental illness, the other, Ashes, copes by throwing himself into the dangerous New York underworld. Cast: Ajay Naidu, Piper Perabo, Faran Tahir, Heather Burns, Debargo Sanyal, Firdous Bamji, Maurice Carr, Peter Macon, Reena Shah, Samrat Chakrabarti, Wayne Kasserman.

Directed by Ajay Naidu. 77min. Feature Drama.

**Friday, April 13^th, 8:00pm Chaplin Theatre

MASTERMINDS: A legitimate businessman named Rocket sets up a sophisticated underground scheme to steal from criminals, so that he may avoid legal ramifications.

Cast: Tila Tequila, Nick Hogan, Tray Chaney, Luke Marr, Darius Willis. Directed by David Keary, 90 min. Feature Drama/Crime/Action.

**Saturday, April 14^th 6:00pm Fairbanks Theatre

NOTHING LIKE CHOCOLATE: Narrated by Susan Sarandon, this compelling documentary tells intimate stories of anarchist chocolate-maker, Mott Green, founder of the Grenada Chocolate Company Co-operative and independent cocoa farmer, Nelice Stewart. Directed by Kum-Kum Bhavnani. 67min. Documentary.

**Thursday, April 12^th, 6:00pm Pickford Theatre

LA FILM, TV & WEBISODE FESTIVAL:

GOD DON’T MAKE THE LAWS: In a town frozen in time, a boy with a past comes for a girl with no future. This is the picturesque Village of Rockwell where nobody gets sick; nobody ages, and nobody dies due to a tragic bus crash that took the lives of the 1977 undefeated Rockwell High School Basketball Team. Cast: Paul Sorvino, Bruce Davison, Ella Rae Peck, Lucas Salvago, Robert Prescott

Directed by David Sabbath,100 min. Drama.

**Saturday, April 14, 12 Noon Pickford Theatre

JOURNEY TO JAMAA: A true and deeply moving account of the difficult and often dangerous journey two orphaned children are forced to make to find their only remaining family. Directed by award-winning producer Michael Landon Jr. and produced by World Vision.42:02min. Short Film/Family/Drama/Cultural.

VEGAN 101, SEASON 2: The second season stars Oscar-nominated actor, Eric Roberts as Dr. Eaton Wright, in a hilarious look at what happens when Dr. Wright

takes the vegan lifestyle by storm with this TV show “Eating Right.” Cast: Eric Roberts. Music by Keaton Simons.

Directed by Joanne Rose. Comedy.

INDEPENDENT FILM QUARTERLY FILM & WEBISODE FESTIVAL:

MONT REVE: Marco della Riva, an Italian student at the elite Swiss boarding school, Mont Reve, is not your ordinary guy. A fierce athlete and secretly a writer, he is quite the trouble maker and of course a ladies man. But when Marco’s eyes set upon Divina V. Rawling, a British classmate and dancer with a perfect record and lineage extraordinaire, his charm is tested.

Directed by Rocky Collins and Lynn von Kesting. Cast: India Irving and Mario Rivelli. 116min. Romantic Comedy. Featuring music by George Michael, Sting, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Otis Redding, Boyz II Men, Jamie Foxx, The Pointer Sisters, Pino Daniele, Corneille, Etta James, Neri Per Caso and more!

** Thursday, April 12^th 7:30pm Chaplin Theatre & Fairbanks Theatre

SEBASTIAN: Miranda Barnes (Meadow Williams) is a tragic yet gallant

figure. Stunning events rapidly awaken strength and spiritual awareness essential for her survival. Is Sebastian an angel sent from God or a psychopathic serial killer. Directed by Gregori Martin. Cast: Meadow Williams, Daeg Faerch, Betsy Rue, Dee Wallace. 107 min. Sci-Fi/Action.

** Saturday, April 14^th 8:00pm Fairbanks Theatre

DEAD GRANDMA!: A young college student named Andy finds himself in a world of trouble when his grandma comes back from the dead to help him find love.

Directed by Will Kindrick. Cast: Jon Heder, Matt Heder, Beverly Welsh,

Chase Bingham, Don Lucas, Michael Coady, Nicholas Zaharias, Shannon

Mary Dixon, Umberto Riva, Will Kindrick. Family Comedy.

** Saturday, April 14^th 6:20pm Pickford Theatre

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (NYIFF):

ACTORS ANONYMOUS: Rehabilitating actors back into society using a 12-step program.

Directed by Bryan Stratte. Cast: Rene Ashton, Sally Kirkland, Lorenzo

Lamas, Charlene Tilton, Brian Krause, Deena Dill, Lou Pizarro, Wally

Campo, Paul Witten, Shawna Craig. 22min. Television/Comedy.

**Friday, April 13^th 8:00pm Fairbanks Theatre

MILF MONEY: A dramedy about three single, suburban moms who turn to prostitution to keep their heads above water.

Directed by Aaron Priest. Cast: Missi Pyle, Patrick Muldoon, Brian Krause, Rene Ashton, Deena Dill. 22min. Television/Drama/Comedy.

**Friday, April 13^th 8:00pm Fairbanks Theatre

HUBRISTIC: The rise and fall and lesser rise and greater fall of Tristan Stanfield.

Directed by Owen Stanley. Cast: Coleman McClary and Tom Christensen.

75 min. Comedy.

**Saturday, April 14^th 4:00pm Chaplin Theatre

For a complete schedule for each festival, please visit the following url links: http://independentfilmquarterly.net/ifq-festival-schedule.html;

http://www.itnfilmfestival.com/Festival_Schedule_2011.html.

http://www.lafilmtvnewmediafestival.com/Schedule.html

www.nyfilmvideo.info

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Inside the 2012 Oscars

Adrienne Papp — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:24:04 +0000

The Academy Awards Has Never Looked Better,

By Adrienne Papp

Who says there’s nothing new in Hollywood anymore? Defying all current trends involving high octane, action hero 3D extravaganzas, it was movie of almost no words that made the biggest noise at the Oscars this year. In a nod to old Hollywood and the nostalgia of early films, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave its most prestigious awards to a silent black and white movie made by a French creative team. The Artist, an almost completely wordless film about Hollywood’s awkward transition to the talkies, took home coveted Oscars for best picture, best director and lead actor. It was the first time in Academy Awards history that a French actor (Jean Dujardin) and a French filmmaker (Michel Hazanavicius) had been honored with the top awards for acting and directing.

“I love your country!” Dujardin proclaimed as he accepted the award for his role as a silent film star whose career begins to slide as the film industry transitions to talkies. The Artist was also the only one of the nominees to be filmed entirely in Los Angeles, and the first silent film to received best picture award since the Academy Awards were first held in 1929, when Wings won the Oscar.

This year, for the 84th Academy Awards presentations on Sunday night, the production team of Brian Grazer and Don Mischer, used familiar industry veterans to set a tone that was classy and nostalgic rather than controversial or edgy. All in all, it was a night of delights and surprises, with a return of Billy Crystal as host, and was an especially good night for French filmmaking.

The show started with a comedy scene in which Crystal was forced to take on the role as host and was then catapulted into scenes from some of the year’s top nominated movies, a skit which included a full face kiss with George Clooney and a sudden meet up with Tom Cruise. That was followed with a song-and-dance medley gently satirizing each best picture nominee.

The Artist went into the awards show with 10 nominations, and eventually won 5, including statuettes for costume design and original score. Hugo, Martin Scorsese’s homage to cinema, which recounts the career of French film pioneer Georges Melies and is set in a Parisian train station, received 11 nominations. It took home 5 awards, all in technical categories: cinematography, art direction, sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects. The Iron Lady was the only other film to take home multiple awards with two honors, including Meryl Streep’s third Oscar.

Other films winning the coveted gold statue include The Descendants (adapted screenplay for Alexander Payne), A Separation (foreign film), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (film editing), Undefeated (feature length documentary), The Muppets (best song), Midnight in Paris (original screenplay for Woody Allen) and the short films “The Shore,” “Saving Face” and “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.”

In another historic win and striking a blow against ageism, Christopher Plummer, at age 82, became the oldest actor to win an Oscar. He won supporting actor for playing a widower who reveals that he is gay in Beginners. ‘You’re only two years older than me, darling,” the always debonair Plummer said, holding the statuette over his head. “Where have you been all my life?”

In one of the night’s surprises, Meryl Streep won the Oscar for her uncanny portrayal of English Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. Much of the pre-show buzz had predicted the Oscar would go to Viola Davis for her role in The Help. ”Oh, come on,” Streep said of the standing ovation she received. “When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of America say, ‘Oh, no, not her again,’ “

Streep has been Oscar-nominated 17 times, more than any other performer. She last won 29 years ago for her role in Sophie’s Choice, and also won in 1980 for Kramer vs. Kramer. The Iron Lady also won for makeup for Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland.

In the supporting actress category, Octavia Spencer took home the statuette for her role as Minnie Jackson in The Help. She also received a standing ovation, and thanked longtime friend and author of The Help Kathryn Stockett during an emotional speech, saying “Thank you for putting me with the hottest guy in the room” as she looked at her statuette.

The broadcast ran more than 3 hours and was filled with skits and reminiscences about movie memories. The theater at Hollywood & Highland Center, formerly the Kodak Theater, was decorated as an old movie palace, and ushers dressed in vintage costumes handed out popcorn to the glamour stars in the audience. A film montage accompanied by Cirque de Soleil performers showed classic scenes from some of the best movies of past decades.

Throughout the night themes of nostalgia and age were frequently honored with Crystal making jokes about both. Acknowledging the advanced age of some of the winners and nominees, Crystal made a running joke about the demographically challenged Academy, noting at one point that with very senior nominees like Plummer and Max von Sydow, “we’re going to slam the 78-to-84 group.”

Behind the scenes stars were pampered with the all so famous gift bags. The various luxury lounges were full of products and services along with the latest Spotlights in magazines with features on Dr. John Demartini ( one of the stars of the popular movie, The Secret,) and one of the most useful products of our times, Cognition Ignition by David Litell, which not only the entertainment community needs badly, but the entire world with its fast paced life style.

As the curtain came down on yet another celebration of Hollywood and film, this year’s show was an example of what the entertainment industry does best, offering creativity and glamor in an event that sometimes surprises, always delights, and is a classy celebration of the motion picture arts that can be enjoyed by the rest of the world.

The Winners:

BEST PICTURE – The Artist

ACTRESS – Meryl Streep

ACTOR – Jean Dujardin

SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Octavia Spencer

SUPPORTING ACTOR – Christopher Plummer

DIRECTOR – Michel Hazanavicius

ANIMATED FEATURE -Rango

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Midnight in Paris

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – The Descendants

ART DIRECTION - Hugo

CINEMATOGRAPHY – Hugo

COSTUME DESIGN – The Artist

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE) – Undefeated

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT) – Saving Face

FILM EDITING – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM – A Separation

MAKEUP – The Iron Lady

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) – The Artist

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) – “Man or Muppet”

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) – The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) – The Shore

SOUND EDITING – Hugo

SOUND MIXING – Hugo

VISUAL EFFECTS – Hugo

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37th Annual Gracie National Award® Winners Are Announced

Adrienne Papp — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:48:40 +0000

By Adrienne Papp

Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Announces Grand Award Winners to be Recognized at Annual Gala, Featuring the Biggest Names in News and Entertainment

The awards will be presented at a black-tie Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. This black-tie event will be hosted by Angela Kinsey of the award-winning TV show The Office. Local market, public and student award winners will be announced later this week. In preparation for the awards Gala, Gracie Award statues are being engraved for such talented women as Christina Applegate, Giada de Laurentiis, Delilah, Angie Harmon and Rachel Maddow and in recognition of such dynamic programming as ABC’s Revenge, CBS News’ 60 Minutes and OWN’s Oprah’s Master Class.

The Gracies each year recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment, as well as individuals who have made contributions to the industry. The awards program also encourages the realistic and multifaceted portrayal of women in entertainment, news, features and other programs.

Each year the Gracies Gala attracts the best and brightest in all aspects of the media. In addition to the above, this year’s national winners include: E!’s Chelsea Lately; HBO/Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke; CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen; Lifetime’s Five; NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro; Oxygen Network’s The Glee Project; MTV’s Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside; ABC Family/Switched at Birth’s Constance Marie; ESPN’s Women’s World Cup Coverage— representing a broad cross-section of outstanding actors, reporters, stories and programs.

“This year’s Gracie Award winners exemplify the profound impact women are making on all forms of media,” stated 2012 AWMF Chair Valerie Blackburn. “We look forward to honoring talented individuals and outstanding programming during the Gracies Gala.”

The Gracies are presented by the AWM Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AWM, which supports educational programs, charitable activities, public service campaigns and scholarships to benefit the public and women in the media. The Gracie Awards, established in 1975, honor programming and individuals of the highest caliber in all facets of radio, television, cable and web-based media, including news, drama, comedy, public service, documentary and sports.

“We are proud to recognize women who create innovative, intelligent, and insightful programming,” said AWMF President Erin M. Fuller, CAE. “The Gracies continues to be the preeminent opportunity to celebrate women’s accomplishments and contributions to the media industry.”

Supporting the Gracies is synonymous with supporting women’s achievements in all facets of media and entertainment.

2012 Gracie Award Winners:

2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup – USA v. Brazil

Outstanding Sports Program

ESPN

60 Minutes: Christine Lagarde

Outstanding Interview Program or Feature

CBS News

Angie Harmon

Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series or Special

Turner/Rizzoli & Isles

Because I’m a Girl

Outstanding Soft News Feature

CNN

Callie Thorne

Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series or Special

USA Network/Necessary Roughness

Carrie Brownstein

Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series or Special

IFC/Portlandia

CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley: Summer Hunger– Woman Tries to Fight U.S. Child Hunger

Outstanding Hard News Feature

The CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley

Chelsea Lately

Outstanding Talk Show – Entertainment/ Information

NBCUniversal/E!

Christina Applegate

Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series or Special

Universal Television/Up All Night

CNBC 360: Innovation with Maria Bartiromo

Outstanding Commercial / Promotion

CNBC

Constance Marie

Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series or Special

ABC Family/Switched at Birth

Giada de Laurentiis

Outstanding Host – Lifestyle

Scripps Networks Interactive/Food Network

Deb Carson

Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent

Fox Sports Radio

Delilah

Outstanding Host – Entertainment/Information

Premiere Networks

Elizabeth Cohen

Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent

CNN

Emilia Clarke

Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series or Special

HBO/Game of Thrones

Five

Outstanding Drama

Lifetime

Florence Henderson

Outstanding Host – Entertainment/Information

RLTV

Hannah Storm

Outstanding Producer – Entertainment

espnW

Harry’s Law

Outstanding Drama

Warner Bros. Television

Hot in Cleveland

Outstanding Comedy

TV Land

Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside

Outstanding Documentary

MTV

Lisa Mullins

Oustanding Anchor – News or News Magazine

PRI’s The World

Lizzy Weiss

Outstanding Producer-Entertainment

ABC Family/Switched at Birthday

Loretta Devine

Outstanding Female Actor in a Featured Role

ABC/Grey’s Anatomy

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Oustanding Reporter/Correspondent

NPR

Miss Representation

Outstanding Documentary

Miss Representation

Oprah’s Master Class

Outstanding Portrait/Biography

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

Rachel Maddow

Outstanding Host – News/Non-Fiction

MSNBC

Revenge

Outstanding Drama

ABC Studios

Rising Violence in California Psychiatric Hospitals

Outstanding Series

NPR

Sarah Shahi

Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role

USA Network/Fairly Legal

Savannah Guthrie

Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent

NBC News/TODAY Show

Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes

Outstanding Reality Show

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

Seriously Funny Kids with Heidi Klum

Outstanding – Children/Adolescent Non-Animated Program

Lifetime

Sheila Nevins

Outstanding Producer – News/Non-Fiction

HBO Documentary Films/Gloria: In Her Own Words

Sheri Lynch’s Commencement Address

Outstanding Talk Show – Entertainment/Information

Greater Media Charlotte

Susanne Rostock

Outstanding Director – News/Non-Fiction

HBO Documentary Films/Sing Your Song

The Glee Project

Outstanding Reality Show

Oxygen

The Peace Corps: Trust Betrayed

Outstanding Investigative Program or Feature

ABC News

TODAY Show

Outstanding Talk Show – News

NBC News

Tricia Brock

Outstanding Director – Entertainment

Universal Television/30 Rock

Wishful Drinking

Outstanding Programming Special or Variety

HBO Documentary Films

WordGirl

Outstanding Children/Adolescent Animated Program

Scholastic Media

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Emotions ran deep at the 2012 Grammy Awards

Adrienne Papp — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:05:11 +0000

By Adrienne Papp

On a night of celebration that was overshadowed by the sudden death of one of its own, Whitney Houston, a singer who was once one of pop music’s most radiant young stars, the music world got together to celebrate the ascendance of its newest star, 23-year-old British R&B-soul singer Adele, who swept the awards show Sunday night with six Grammy Awards for the soulful vocalizations she crafted out of her own pain and romantic despair. It was a time to mourn, and also a night to sing.

Adele delivered the biggest album of 2011 with “21,” a recording that established her as a mature artist exploring the emotional turmoil of a painful romantic breakup, and scored the year’s biggest single “Rolling in the Deep.” The British songstress, who also made a triumphant comeback from vocal cord surgery performing on the Grammy stage, was clearly emotional as she won the night’s final award, an Album of the Year Grammy for “21.” It was last year’s top-selling album with more than six million copies sold and remains lodged at the No. 1 spot on this year’s charts. She won in all six categories in which she was nominated, including the triple crowns of Album, Record and Song of the Year for widely acclaimed work that reaches to soulful depths and delivers solace and hope.

But many in attendance were still shaken by the death of Whitney Houston, who was found dead in her room at the Beverly Hilton, apparently due to a combination of alcohol and prescription drug consumption although not yet officially confirmed by the coroner, but widely spread on TV and the topic of all main stream channels. Houston, who died at age 48 on the eve of the Grammy show, had struggled for years with drug abuse and painful personal issues. She died just hours before she had been scheduled to attend the annual pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis, the veteran music executive who discovered and signed her to her first record contract nearly three decades ago, touching off her career as a superstar with soaring hit vocal performances including “I Will Always Love You,” which also scored a blockbuster movie for her opposite Kevin Costner; “Saving All My Love for You” and, my personal favorite, “Greatest Love of All.”

After Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band opened the show with a rousing performance of the latest single, “We Take Care of Our Own,” host LL Cool J offered a prayer for “our fallen sister,” saying “There is no way around this. We had a death in our family,” before leading the attendees in a prayer for “our sister Whitney.” Stars like Lady Gaga and Miranda Lambert bowed their heads in silence. So did Mitch and Janis Winehouse, parents of Grammy winner Amy Winehouse, who died in July at age 27 and was awarded a posthumous award during the show. He then introduced a clip of Houston singing “I Will Always Love You,” saying that it was “appropriate to proceed with an award show because the power of music is what brings us all here. That said, welcome to the 54th Grammy Awards.” He then cued the segue leading to the evening’s business of musical entertainment and glamour.

Clearly, just 24 hours after Houston died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the effects of Houston’s tragic end and her memory reverberated throughout the evening. With little time to prepare, the Academy and the telecast’s producers put together a simple and moving tribute to Houston, as Jennifer Hudson stepped up and performed one of Huston’s signature tunes, “I Will Always Love you,” a soaring ballad that celebrated the power of Huston’s instrument, a pure and powerful voice that created anthems of enormous popularity during her hit making years in the 80s. Dressed in black, with only the accompaniment of a piano, Hudson appeared to fight back tears as she sang the song, ending with the line, “Whitney, we will always love you.”

In his performance of “Runaway Baby,” Bruno Mars also mentioned Houston’s passing: “Tonight we’re celebrating. Tonight we’re celebrating the beautiful Miss Whitney Houston.” Stevie Wonder also paid tribute to Houston, saying “To Whitney up in heaven, we all love you.”

But while her death lent a somber overtone to the evening’s show, it did not overwhelm the celebration of the year’s finest music.

The other big winners, in addition to Adele, were Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters, who won five Grammys. Kanye West, who was the night’s top nominee with seven, won four awards. Justin Vernon, whose band Bon Iver beat Nicki Minaj, The Band Perry, J. Cole and Skrillex for best new artist, accepted the award with admittedly mixed emotions.

The event also marked a comeback for Chris Brown, who performed twice during the show and won best R&B album: “First and foremost, I gotta thank God, and thank the Grammys for letting me get on this stage and do my thing,” he said. “All my fans, I love you. We got one. Thank you.”

The ceremony also marked first time he and Rihanna had performed at the same event, since his assault on her two years ago (she sang solo and with Coldplay during the ceremony).

Among the evening’s key performances was an acrobatic dance number by Brown, a performance by Paul McCartney and by Bruce Springsteen, who kicked off the show by performing his new song “We Take Care of Our Own,” a rousing anthem that addresses the troubles of the nation. Most performers did their best to keep a tone that balanced the mixed emotions of the night: The Foo Fighters performed in a tent outside the Staples Center, where the awards were being held, amid a throng of bouncing fans, and in another tribute, Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt paid tribute to Etta James, the legendary singer who died last month. And with Lady Gaga not performing, Nicki Minaj stepped in to provide the night’s most bizarre and controversial performance. The rapper’s number included a clip that referenced “The Exorcist” and a stage show that had her levitating on stage amid a church-like background, with hooded choir members and religious imagery, leaving many wondering what the response from the Catholic Church might be.

There was also a tribute to the recently reunited Beach Boys, celebrating their 50^th anniversary, which featured Maroon 5, Foster the People and Mike Love, Al Jardine and Brian Wilson, the three remaining members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, all singing in soaring harmony as they brought the group’s California rock sound back to life in three beautifully performed songs, including their landmark “Good Vibrations.”

Overall the spirit of this year’s Grammy event was maybe best exemplified by the show’s closing number, a jam session featuring Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Dave Grohl among others, uniting many of rock’s great front men.

On a night when there was so much to be celebrated, the tragedy of Whitney Houston’s death cast a pall over the proceeding in what many felt to be a needless death. Through the ups and downs of her life Houston had been in and out of rehab on several occasions, and was an admitted abuser of alcohol, and street and prescription drugs. With proper supervision and the right treatments this is a life that should not have been lost.

According to Dr. Drew, an addiction specialist prescription drug abuse is more dangerous these days than we thought and this is a topic that has been swept under the carpet for too long. He stated that “those older rock stars who used illegal drugs are still with us, but those with prescription abuse are going with a surprising rate.” Another specialist stated on CNN that “one person dies every 19 minutes from prescription drug abuse.”

More and more studies show now that certain natural supplements maybe helpful to those who chose to try nature’s remedies to cope with stress and anxiety, which sometimes comes with just every day life or when someone is under intense pressure, instead of going for Rx drugs.

There are various remedies out there and many specialists with specific knowledge of how nutritional supplements and other therapies can help, some of which was mentioned by Deepak Chopra as well. In my quest to find some answers, I ended up with DNA Associate’s David Litell who told me about a nutritional supplement called Cognition Ignition, which has a calming, clarifying effect, yet does not numb the brain. Using something as simple as this powerful, yet naturally-based combination of carefully selected ingredients, could potentially help people who struggle with the same issues that so many of us do, including Whitney Houston, along with a number of other big stars.

The unique formula of this supplement provides a wonderful sense of well-being and simply allows one to feel better and perform optimally. It certainly sounds like something like this could at times be a complete turn around in someone’s life and break the cycle of dependence on drugs and alcohol, which combination as explained on CNN can be deadly. So many of our biggest stars’ death were tragedies that could have been prevented, and should have.

Yes, the excesses of the entertainment industry have taken another life, but we also have much to celebrate with the achievements of Adele and all the other Grammy winners. There is much to look forward to in a number of great years to come in music!

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The Woman Behind the Scenes of a Medical Breakthrough

Adrienne Papp — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:59:37 +0000

Samar Obagi ( Mrs. Obagi) is becoming a Lady

Westsider, Lady Samar Obagi, Tells Her Inspirational Story. A MUST read!

By Adrienne Papp

On a prominent corner of Canon Drive stands one of the most impressive properties in all of Beverly Hills, a gleaming white complex that serves as the world headquarters of Dr. Zein Obagi, the centerpiece of his dermatological and cosmetic empire.

Samar Obagi is the guiding organizational force behind the empire that now includes international distribution of the new ZO line of dermatological products and managing the extensive research and ongoing seminars that have carried the Obagi name to the forefront in the science of healthy skin.

Samar came to the United States as a young girl in search of opportunities in higher education. Born in Damascus, Syria and married at the age of 17, she had relatives in the U.S. and began her education at California State University Long Beach where she obtained degrees in engineering and computer science, and got a Master of Science Degree in electrical engineering, – even though medicine was her original inspiration. With her strong scientific background in engineering she began her career as a flight test engineer for McDonnell Douglas, the first woman to ever hold the position at the company! “ I was the only woman in the field at the time,” she recalls.

Lady Samar Obagi

Her meeting with Dr. Zein Obagi came about through her sister, who was good friends with the doctor. While married to her first husband with whom she had a baby, when Samar developed some hereditary skin issues, she decided to pay Dr. Obagi a professional visit for advice and was taken by surprise when the noted dermatologist expressed an interest in her in the highest of ethical ways, staying modestly in the background. (We only wish gentlemen like this existed today!) The timing happened to be good, as Samar was in the process of ending her first marriage. “Having that bad experience, I thought that I would never get married again, but somehow I thought that if he asked me to marry him I would say yes,” Samar recalls.

Never one to hesitate when he decides that something is right for him, Dr. Obagi expressed his intentions in a few honest and very straight forward words to Samar, (just like he does his practice that I have witnessed over and over again: always upfront, direct, and to the point,) – and the result was that they ended up getting married in a large ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1991.

Today Samar manages the large Obagi business empire, and supports his every effort as the Director of Operations in research and education for his procedures, which are based on his unique philosophy and a comprehensive system of treatments that are used around the world by millions of dermatologists, plastic surgeons and anyone who has to do with the concept of healthy skin, which all by itself is a NEW DISCOVERY of the 21^st Century by Dr. Obagi. Samar also handles all of the marketing and public relations functions, and is the Chairwoman of the Company for the new line of ZO Skin Health products.

“He is really a revolutionary in terms of promoting healthy skin,” Samar says. “Before he came along dermatology was only concerned with treating diseased skin. He originated procedures like very precise peels that are based on serious research and his own unique artistry, and the results have been astonishing.”

Although Dr. Obagi has achieved great success, he originally got a lot of resistance from the profession due to ignorance and envy. Today his work is so well recognized there are some places like the Philippines where to promote healthy skin is to “Obagi,” it, meaning that his name is being used now as a verb, not as a product label! That’s all a result of Samar’s dedication to brand-building efforts and her marketing savvy, building the Obagi name as the world’s foremost dermatologist into an international icon.

Recently Samar herself was recognized for her contributions in support of her husband’s dedication to skin health and beauty, receiving the honor of knighthood, as presented by the Imperial and Charitable Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen at a recent Investiture ceremony held on October 22, 2011 in Pasadena, California where Dukes, Princes and Dignitaries attended the medieval-type of ceremony. On hand for the ceremonial honors where the Obagi’s friends from Norway, Jarl Bunaes, Unn Bunaes, Bjorn Bunaes, Anne Bunaes, as well as some of the Obagi’s children Serene Obagi, Sandra Obagi, and Zein Obagi Jr. (It must be noted that a naturally striking beauty like Serene in her late teens now, can be found maybe once every ten years if we are lucky! She certainly follows the footsteps of her mother, but has such a stunning appearance that the room went breathless. All of the Obagi’s off-springs are to remember, but Serene being in her young adult age is too unique for anyone to EVER forget! In medical school with a supermodel appearance! I wonder how many times in a century that happens!)

Lady Samar

Now, Lady Samar Obagi’s induction into the oldest and original knighthood makes her part of a world-wide organization that has historic roots going back to the year 312 A.D. (thus being the first Order even in the World and invited by the Pope himself for its 1,700 year anniversary next year!) The current order of modern Knights and Ladies, such as those honored by the Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen, who is considered the Mother of Christianity, are people selected from all walks of life and professions who have demonstrated a dedication to exceptional chivalric values, including dedication, ethics, commitment, education, the need to contribute to a greater good, and even the arts and medicine, which is what Dr. Obagi does with the human skin and which Lady Samar has been promoting in the world. Mrs. Obagi’s becoming a Lady, or as more commonly referred to in America, Dame Samar Obagi, not only recognizes her for her unparalleled abilities all by herself as an independent and very intelligent woman, but all the while it’s maintaining a sense of those great traditional noble values that have become more necessary today that ever. Samar’s husband Dr. Zein Obagi has been given the title “Sir,” while Mrs. Samar Obagi received the title of “Lady.”

For Sir Dr. Zein Obagi and his wife, Lady Samar, the honor of Knighthood is an appreciation and recognition of their ongoing commitment to making the world a better place to live. Their efforts in promoting the science of healthy skin has tremendously improved the self-esteem and enhanced the physical appearance of appreciative clients around the world. One of those people who got their “brand new skin” is me and although I am passed the age of “no return” (as they would say without Dr. Obagi,) I am now required to show my identification card just about wherever I go. When people see that I am indeed 46 years old, they almost faint taken that they did not even want to serve me a glass of wine. To achieve such dramatic results is ART by Dr. Obagi! And, to achieve the worldwide recognition is ART by Lady Samar!

As Dr. Zein Obagi continues his mission to revolutionize the science of promoting healthy skin, wife Dame Samar is a stunning example of how successful his methods can be. With a lovely, youthful face that doesn’t require any makeup, Samar is a classically beautiful woman who proves that healthy skin is really the most beautiful cosmetic of all. “I’m just delighted that things turned out the way they did,” she says, barely looking 25 while almost twice that age with NO makeup whatsoever!

And now that the children are raised, she is in the process of pursuing her real passion of becoming a doctor herself and is enrolled in medical school at UCLA in Los Angeles. It’s a lifelong dream she is now in the process of fulfilling. “My father always wanted this for me, and I wanted it for myself. I feel like I can finally do that for him and for me as if we were one.” As I listen to her my eyes dwell up with tears. Here is a stunningly gorgeous woman with such drive, ambition, and true dedication that one just wants to hug her for the inspiration she gives to others! A ravishing woman of her own, with a beautiful soul dedicated to the well being of all those around her is something that touches all of us to our very core! If only SOME would be like her, we ALREADY would have achieved half of what the world needs: compassion!

At the age of 49 not looking any older than 25, being probably the “oldest” medical student, Lady Samar Obagi is an inspiration to women everywhere for her inherent intelligence, dedication and beauty, a shining example of what the word “Lady” truly means!

Dr. Obagi and Mrs. Obagi

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America Needs Young and Energetic Entrepreneurs!

Adrienne Papp — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:14:38 +0000

A Humanitarian Movement coming to the States from Europe!

“To be an entrepreneur means you can take your ideas and, with a vision and hard work, you can make a difference.” Les Meszaros

By Adrienne Papp

Since the very first settlers arrived to this country, America has always been a land of opportunities, a place where the most humble immigrants could become successful beyond their wildest dreams by sheer determination and hard work.

There is no shortage of these stories, but at this point in our nation’s history maybe no story is more significant than that of Laszlo J. Meszaros (who briefs his name as “Les”) and the work he is doing to promote young entrepreneurs in this country and his native Hungary with an organization called Meszaros International Center of Entrepreneurship, or abbreviated as MICE. It’s a business mentoring program that helps young high- school students develop ethical entrepreneurial skills. And even though it’s only been in operation in the United States since 2007, his organization is already creating a new wave of young entrepreneurs in this country at a time when they’re desperately needed. With a steep downturn in the world economy and a generation who has become accustomed to taking the easiest route when it comes to choices, the principles taught by Les Meszaros are needed in America now more than ever.

A good example of the results of the program at MICE is the work of St. Francis High School student Peter Calabrese Smith, who always wanted to be an entrepreneur. He had watched his parents operate successful businesses and saw firsthand the benefits of hard work. Coupled with his desire to make his mark on the world, Peter signed up to participate in the Entrepreneurship Training Program. After the 20 weeks of training with MICE he now has the necessary skills needed to start and operate a successful business.

Professor Joseph Salamone

“The MICE Entrepreneurship Training Program has showed me the steps to becoming an entrepreneur. I know that I was born with an entrepreneurial spirit, but I needed training to translate my energy into a workable business model” says Calabrese Smith. “Thanks to the program, I now know how to approach investors and to write a business plan.” Calabrese Smith has put his new training into action by creating his own E-Bay Musical Instrument business and he knows that there is plenty of opportunity for growth.

Other great student testimonials can be watched in the following MICE videos:

Student testimonial filmed in Hungary both in English and Hungarian.

Student testimonials filmed in the USA.

These live and unscripted testimonials truly touch the heart and souls of all of us understanding how these young, talented people have gained a meaning to their lives through MICE thanks to the brilliant thinker who founded it.

The MICE foundation would not exist without the youthful bravery and steely determination of its founder, Les Meszaros. His story really begins when, as a teenager living in communist Hungary, he risked his life for the freedom and opportunities in the post-war Western World. Deciding to escape the harsh regime, Meszaros and a friend braved the barbed wire fences and machine gun towers to cross the border into Austria, where he found a job and eventually, through the sponsorship of Catholic Charities, came to the United States.

He arrived in the United States on October 23, 1956, the day of the Hungarian revolution broke out, with a single dollar to his name. As his ship pulled into New York harbor, young Meszaros was stunned to hear his name being paged, and he was called up on deck where he was met by a group of photographers and had his picture taken under an American flag and holding a newspaper. The breaking news in the headline told the story of the Hungarian revolution, and young Meszaros had suddenly become a symbol of the quest for freedom in America.

Graduate Students of the MICE Program

With further help from Catholic charities and the local Hungarian community, Meszaros, who didn’t speak a word of English, was offered a job in Buffalo, NY, where he worked sweeping floors and washing dishes, did hard labor work at places like Bethlehem Steel and J H Williams corp. painted houses etc. before gaining employment at Roswell Park Cancer Institute taking care of research animals. He eventually became an influential experimental surgeon in the department despite his lack of training and formal education. “I had good hands, good perception and learned quickly which resulted doing things like kidney transplants in monkeys and dogs, and doing it just as well if not better than some of the physicians,” he says. “I really wanted to go to medical school and become a surgeon, but didn’t have the resources and couldn’t afford it.” Meszaros instead took on to digitizing Roswell Park’s medical records. “I worked for a doctor at Roswell Park, and he gave me the opportunity to learn about computers, and I decided to learn everything there is to know about computer technology.” Intent on expanding his business knowledge, he also earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the School of Management at the University of Buffalo.

Meszaros’ computer skills and enthusiasm led to him being appointed the Director of Data Systems Manager for Roswell Park, and he also served as a Sales and Marketing executive for Computer Task Group and as Director of Management Information Systems for Erie County Central Police Services. In 1980 he started COM PRO ( Computer Professionals) a nationally recognized, privately-held systems software and professional services company where he served as President, Chairman and CEO until 1989 when he sold the company. The same year he founded Voice Technology Group (VTG) and served as President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of VTG prior to its acquisition. In June of 2000 Intel Corp. acquired VTG and Meszaros was appointed Vice President of Business Development with Intel, and he served in that capacity for one year. The sale of VTG to Intel gave him a financial comfort level after his many years of hard work. Today he is “semiretired,” though he says “he is busier than ever with his MICE program for high school students. The secret to a long life is not to retire, but to simply change jobs. “

Laszlo Les Meszaros

MICE came about after Meszaros was selected to serve as a member on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the School of Management at State University of New York at Buffalo. There he met a lot of academic people and kept thinking about how he could give something back to his native country Hungary, and to the country in which he prospered, America. He knew both needed true revolution so badly in terms of schooling. “As an immigrant to the United States from Hungary in the 1950s, I was inspired by the promise of this great country to build a new life and pursue success,” Meszaros says. That promise is something he wanted others to take advantage of.

Professor Joseph Salamone’s earlier informal efforts to provide visiting Hungarian students with educational challenges attracted Meszaros’ interest to financially support entrepreneurship training in support of Hungary’s economic growth and membership in the European Union. MICE was therefore launched to formalize and deliver The Entrepreneurship Training Program in Budapest Hungary.

Professor Salamone, who had been teaching Entrepreneurship at SUNY-Buffalo since 1976 knew immediately that they might be on to something important and truly life changing. Salamone developed a formal course syllabus/outline and created a business plan workshop as the capstone component that precedes the formal Business Plan Competition, an event that showcases the student teams’ efforts to design and defend their business plan.

“We took the idea back to Hungary in 2003 and announced it to 4 or 5 high schools and explained all the benefits it offered,” explains Meszaros. “Professor Salamone trained the teachers on the curriculum. Nobody had ever done anything like this in Hungary, and it became an overnight success. We really produced some super kids with that program. After a few years the need for a practical yet academically correct book to standardize the program became evident. Based on his experiences, Salamone researched and collaborated with co-authors (Pirrone and Anderson) to publish a book (Entrepreneurship: Foundations) – the program just took off.” The program is now in its fourth year in Hungary and a grant from the European Union for the past two years has allowed the course in Budapest to be expanded from 40 to 120 students for each year. The text has since been translated and exists as a dual English-Hungarian work making it a valuable English tutorial for Hungarian students.

MICE Graduates

“We knew that we were doing something that was important, that was making a difference not only in Hungary, but also in the States, and so when I was in Buffalo, many of my business friends began asking me ‘Why aren’t you doing something like that here?’” Meszaros says. “They told me we needed the same thing in this country. So we got started in Buffalo in 2007, taking on diverse groups of kids from all over western New York – everything from country club girls to tough inner city kids – and put them all together in the program and we saw an amazing transformation with them. We took these kids who at the beginning of the course could barely introduce themselves, to kids who were the equivalent of polished businesspeople doing Power Point presentations in just 20 weeks.”

“Our goal is to give young people an early opportunity to learn to evaluate business opportunities, ethical decision making, and development of their business skills in terms of self-employment,” Meszaros says. “After all, the youth of civilization represents the greatest asset we have. It is the young who will inherit our society and the responsibility to perpetuate our civilization.”

MICE, which is a registered 501(C) non-profit organization, works on many levels, with Professor Salamone’s textbook as the core curriculum, and also brings in guest speakers from successful companies and schedules field trips to interesting local businesses. Where the classroom work may teach them about the concepts of brainstorming, evaluating market opportunities and developing teamwork and communications skills, it’s the practical applications that really make the program effective. Professor Salamone says, “when these kids realize the potential they have and what their capabilities are, and thus are able to convince themselves that they can be leaders, can take risks, and are willing to work hard, then the light bulb goes off and they realize that the sky is the limit. We assign them something that deals with a real life situation and they are able to create just as well as if they were presenting a business plan thus they really start owning it.”

An example of the progressive thinking encouraged by MICE is what Laeticia Mbukapindu has planned for her future. Although just a junior at Leonardo da Vinci High School, Laeticia isn’t wasting any time starting her own salon business. A native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who came to Buffalo when she was 10, Mbukapindu is already braiding and styling hair for friends and family. She’s also honing her business skills as a participant in the Entrepreneurship Training Program run by MICE.

“I wanted to know more about facts regarding how to maintain and have a big business,” she says. “I’ve learned how to address people in the business world and how to choose locations. This was a beautiful opportunity.”

MICE Students

“We also encourage these kids to do a lot of things that most high schools discourage,” Professor Salamone says. “We want them to have fun, since we think that you will learn something much more quickly if you’re enjoying yourself, and we also encourage them to question, to think, to challenge the status quo, and to speak up! I decided at the beginning that this curriculum was not going to be watered down, and as a result this program has been approved for full college credit in SUNY-Buffalo”s Advanced College Credit Program.”

The graduation process at MICE is really more like a competition, where kids develop competitive plans and present them. As an example: the winning Hungarian team was invited to the U.S., where they took an advanced class with Professor Salamone, and enjoyed visiting with American students, barbeques and other recreational opportunities in the area.

“It’s always amazing to see the transformation that takes place in these sometimes disadvantaged children, from the beginning to the end of the program,” Meszaros says. Salamone adds, “We have parents come up and tell us ‘You have made such a big change in my child’s life, we see them being thoughtful and considerate and mature and we wonder what you have done to make this change.”

“When we set out, the goal was to help students pursue ownership and operation of their own business,” Professor Salamone says, “but where we saw the quickest change was in the development of their soft skills. They readily developed a greater sense of market diversity, as they came from diverse backgrounds, and also quickly developed leadership, negotiation and presentation skills. These are qualities that are not only key to success in business but also easily transferrable to any single thing you do in life.”

As successful as MICE has been in Hungary and in the States, Meszaros feels that they are only beginning to scratch the surface of what can be done on a national level in America. “These are the principles this country was founded on,” he says. “To be a self-starter and self-reliant is how so many businesses got started. I see so many kids with a first class college education who end up working in a cubicle for a large corporation that doesn’t even know who they are. To be an entrepreneur means you can take your ideas and, with a vision and hard work, you can make a difference. This kind of thing isn’t being taught in our schools now, and it is more critical than ever that youth have these options explained to them.”

“When I began teaching Entrepreneurship back in 1976 I believed that these skills were important in any student’s development,” Professor Salamone says. “Now, in the current economic climate, everyone is suddenly talking about entrepreneurs and how critical they are to our economy. My feeling is that this is a program whose time has really come and should be integrated into every high school curriculum. I have begun working on a model that would be a supplement to a traditional 4 year high school curriculum and benefit each student regardless of their immediate interest in entrepreneurship”

With the ongoing commitment of Les Meszaros and Professor Salamone, the good news is that they intend to make this program available as widely as possible. “The course is transferrable to any school anywhere,” says Professor Salamone. “The core concepts and principles lend themselves to any geographical area, even though the market opportunities differ widely from Buffalo to California to Alaska.” As with any service program, which is limited only by the amount of their funding, MICE depends on people who understand how important the values they offer are, and support it both academically and financially. MICE also is exploring a strategy to deliver this valuable training through online tutorials, a program now being contemplated by Professor Salamone, based on his course textbook and interactive course components. “It must be a very interactive program, since we’ve found that getting the students to participate is key to their success,” he says.

One of the sayings you hear frequently in discussing the MICE program is this: “The greatest good you can do for another is to reveal to them their own unique inner value,” says Les.

It’s exactly the kind of education that we as individuals and this country desperately needs at this point in our history, and with the continued success of the MICE program it’s a message that will be carried far and wide to ensure the success of our young people, and our country. And, of course the best example of how one can become a successful entrepreneur stating with nothing at first is Les Meszaros itself as his own story speaks for itself.

The importance of this program is too paramount to describe. We are asking banks, investment firms, venture capitalists and private citizens who understand the importance of entrepreneurship and education, through which our great country, the United States of America can survive, to take a closer look at the good work being done through this organization.

Given that some of the students pay only a nominal tuition, about half of them are in the disadvantaged status and cannot afford to pay anything. Please consider a respectable participation, which will serve to benefit humanity in a highly ethical manner. Education is the basis for any country’s future. As we fight for America, let’s recognize our children as the cornerstones of what we treasure most: our freedom, our lives, and the successive generations of this great land that will benefit so many! It’s time we open our hearts and minds to return the biggest gift of all: Life itself, – the quality of the American dream!

For more information visit: The MICE FOUNDATION or ATLANTIC PUBLISHER, or just call 716.830.6039 or 917.678.4017.

For an easy pledge go directly to Pledge Form.

or visit the webpage of MICE where you can find a physical address, contact the founder, as well as find other methods of donation opportunities, and participation in this most crucial mission!

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Endless Possibilities M.I.C.E;

Laszlo Les Meszaros of the M.I.C.E. Foundation;

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The New Trilogy That is Taking Hollywood by Storm: Siren

Adrienne Papp — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:29:03 +0000

Justin Burgess, Director of Siren

By Adrienne Papp

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Maybe nothing in the history of human creativity has had the enduring dramatic power of the classic stories told in Greek mythology. The characters and themes in these immortal tales have informed and entertained humanity for centuries, and have provided the story structures that have become a part of our life experiences ever since.

It’s no surprise then that much of our enduring entertainment, including fiction, poetry, dance and film, is based on classic Greek mythology. Those heroic stories are the foundation for virtually every form of artistic expression, a connection that has lasted for many hundreds, if not thousands of years.

Which brings us to an exciting new incarnation of classic Greek storytelling, a filmmaking venture called Siren, which incorporates the classic mythological elements of the Iliad and the Odyssey in a contemporary setting, and humanizes the stories in a way that everyone can relate to.

Siren tells the story of a young woman, Kira, who has a rocky relationship with her mother, Claire, and whose world is turned upside down by tragedy. Kira, played by Dina Cataldi, loses her mother and only then finds out she is a Siren. The Sirens, a group which included her mother and now includes Kira, have the duty of protecting the goddess Persephone, played by Eileen Alana.

Eileen Alana, Actress

At Claire’s funeral, Kira meets her estranged uncle and is informed about a world that is invisible to mortals. Kira rejects this news, but is then thrown into a scenario of challenging dramatic events, where she begins to discover more about her identity and her new role as a Siren. The events have been instigated by Persephone after she decides to leave the bondage that her husband Hades (Mark Tallman) and mother Demeter (Maria Di Angelis) have imposed on her for the past 2,000 years.

It is through the help of Leslie that Persephone is able to escape both the Sect, a dangerous and possessed group of demons who are loyal to her father Hades, and the Scopuli, the powerful army controlled by her mother. Upon Persephone’s escape, Hades and Demeter violently reignite their rivalry, which jeopardizes the fate of the world. Hades coerces the Greek hero Odysseus (Anthony St. James), to help track Persephone down and bring her back. But Hades intent is treacherous, as he decides to kill his wife, usurp her power and use an ancient power to resurrect all of the Gods.

Jaeme Griffin, Producer

Siren contains dramatic themes of self-discovery and a longing for freedom that everyone can relate to, and combines the powerful elements of Greek drama with a humanity that brings all the characters to life as fully realized beings, a connection extending from antiquity to the modern day. Never before have the classic elements of tragedy and redemption been told in such a beautiful and emotionally touching way. Siren is the story of a woman finding her freedom and empowering herself. In breaking through, Kira also is able to free her parents from the eternal mythological cycle, as she finally bridges the gap between immortals and normal human beings.

Siren tries to bring these life lessons to its audience, portraying the feeling and emotions that are common to everyone, but with all the action and passion that are found in a heroic movie. “Siren combines the sweetness of self-realization and freedom with an action story. There is literally something in this story for everyone,” says Director Justin Burgess.

Though the story is classic and the actors all highly talented and committed to the project, it’s never easy getting a production like Siren to its intended audience. Intended to be a trilogy, this high concept film is projected as the first installment in a 3-part series that would put it in the same high profile category as films like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, or The Matrix. “This material is so strong that it will not only change the way that people look at Greek mythology, it will also change the way they look at the current day and the way that films are made,” say Burgess. “There really hasn’t been anything done like this before, something that captures the full spectrum and spectacle of action films, including intense drama, and yet also has the sweetness of a chick flick. Siren seamlessly incorporates all of those elements.”

Dina Cataldi, Actress, Characters Creator

The characters of Siren were created by Dina Cataldi, who was inspired by the idea of projecting the stories of classic Greeks myths into the modern day. Working with assistance from director Justin Burgess, who got involved to fulfill a promise to direct her, they have been able to create a world of action and drama that also includes many emotional human elements. It’s a project whose time has come, and judging from the dedication involved in the production, the final result will be something unlike any other film project. “We had to approach this effort fearlessly,” says Burgess. “I told the team before we started that we can’t be involved in this as just friends, we have to become family. That means in the sense that you wouldn’t do anything to hurt your family or let your family down, we will not disappoint each other in the realization of this film. We are all committed to putting this story out as a first rate viewing experience, something that you will be talking about long after you leave the theater.”

There are countless stories in the filmmaking business about success through perseverance, actors like Jeremy Piven and a stream of projects that were unsuccessful until they were able to find exactly the right role or combination of elements that allowed them to break through and become successful. Siren is a project that intends to overcome all obstacles, an inspired concept that has been buoyed up by the sheer enthusiasm and talent of its actors and production staff, and it continues to gain momentum. Jaeme Griffin, the executive producer, considered by director Burgess as a “parachute of all times” has been demonstrating to overcome insurmountable obstacles almost daily. She is the dream of all production team. “ I never think in terms of problems, but rather solutions. Everything can be talked about and everything has a solution to it with the proper communication” says Jaeme. (Listening to her, it feels like there is no one who would not need her!)

Siren Production

With a strong premise in terms of the film’s theme, a robust script that involves five lead characters and fifteen supporting actors in the cast, and the exotic-but-familiar context of Greek mythology, Siren has a lot going for it. “We’re actually taking mythological characters and continuing their story in the modern world,” Burgess explains. “This film features heroic female lead characters who are involved in a typical underdog story; it’s the person who you least expect to win the day that comes through in the end. This is based on textbook Iliad and Odyssey themes, and is also an action film with enough female-oriented human drama to play on the Lifetime Channel after the big screen.”

Sirenis slated to run about 2 hours and 17 minutes, and a teaser with some of the film’s action elements has just been finished. In the teaser, we see a version of how Hades is brought to life (on a reduced scale) and the longing of an imprisoned Persephone looking for freedom. We also see a pivotal character and sub-plot between Castor (Martin Harvey) and Sophia, as well as some of the action elements that will be fully developed in the feature version of the film. “Creating the feeling of the immense power of Hades was the best way to get some of the feel of the film across, and this short piece is visually striking due in no small part to the production efforts of Mitchell Lipsiner and Wilmar Luna,” says Director Burgess.

Maria Di Angelis, Actress

The first installment in the Siren trilogy is budgeted at approximately $40-58M, with a projected worldwide gross somewhere north of $600 million. “That’s not a bad return on investment,” Burgess says. “We’re very committed to making sure the vision we have makes it intact to our audience and it’s almost like this project has become its own force of nature, where people just show up out of nowhere when needed and it just continues to gather momentum. I’ve never been involved in a filmmaking experience like this before; the commitment and energy with this group is completely unique.”

With its universal themes and epic scope, Siren is conceived as a film that will stand the test of time, classic themes being told in a classic film style fully mounted in a contemporary setting. Its humanized mythology projected into a modern context offers the broadest possible appeal, and the film is certain to resonate with a broad spectrum of movie lovers everywhere.

There are a number of Westsiders in this movie, including Adrienne Papp of Spotlight and Atlantic Publicity, the number one firm on the Westside of Los Angeles.

“ We are all here to make this movie known to all who look for class, experience, and a real touchable charm that is so hard to find these days. Something you can hang onto and think about after you immersed yourself in this classic yet modern drama,” says Adrienne who lives in Santa Monica.

Siren Teaser

Martin Harvey, Actor

Mark Tallman, Actor

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