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‘Creature’ director, Fred M. Andrews and co-star, Rebekah Kennedy (‘Caroline’) joined host Dead Dave on his radio program on Sunday, August 28 to discuss the making of the ‘Creature’ movie. Fred revealed that he hadn’t seen the final cut of the film in a theater setting until a few weeks ago and was really excited that “it translated so well to the big screen.” He watched his directorial film debut with a test audience and was thrilled to witness their reactions first hand.

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A previous guest on Dead Dave, Rebekah appeared on the radio program earlier this year to promote her film, ‘Season of the Witch,’ starring Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman. The up-and-coming actress explained that she became involved with ‘Creature’ when her agent submitted her for the role of ‘Caroline.’ Fred had originally written the part for a thin actress with red hair and green eyes who could play a 14 year old. Rebekah drove from her Dallas home to Baton Rouge to audition for Fred and the casting director and found out she got the part a couple of weeks later! As the catalyst for the destructive change in ‘Lockjaw,’ Rebekah’s character is a key element in the film.

Rebekah admitted she found filming in the Louisiana heat to be a bit challenging but the conditions added authenticity to the movie. As ‘Caroline,’ Rebekah plays the bride of ‘Grimley’ who has been taken away from him. That loss is what cause ‘Grimley’ to go crazy and marked the beginning of his transformation into the ‘Creature’ (Lockjaw).

Rather than portraying a mindless killing machine, Fred wanted to bring the Creature’s backstory to life, “illustrating the struggle of why he does what he does.” A fan of classic horror movies, Fred was drawn to the sympathetic nature of the iconic monsters but despite some similarities, ‘Creature’ is not a remake of ‘Creature of the Black Lagoon.’ Fred explained to Dead Dave that ‘Lockjaw’ is actually more like ‘Frankenstein’ or ‘Pumpkinhead’ in terms of a story told from the monster’s perspective.

In a Dead Dave exclusive, Fred revealed that ‘Lockjaw’ was originally conceived as a trilogy and if the ‘Creature’ movie is successful, he has a sequel planned that focuses even more on the backstory of ‘Lockjaw.’ Which would mean a bigger part for Rebekah in the next film! Listen to the complete Dead Dave radio interview, featuring a surprise call-in by ‘Creature’ visual effects artist, Jerry Constantine, below!

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An ex-Navy seal, Niles (Mehcad Brooks, True Blood), his girlfriend Emily (Serinda Swan, Tron) and their friends head out on a road trip to New Orleans. When the group decides to stop at a roadside convenience store owned by Chopper (Sid Haig, Devils Rejects) they are introduced to the legend of Lockjaw, a Creature who is part man, part alligatorThe Legend has it that an inbred local man by the name of Grimley (Daniel Bernhardt, The Matrix: Reloaded), lost his family to a monstrous white alligator, and because of the devastating loss of his family was driven to madness and was transformed into the Creature. Their curiosity peaked, the group decides to head deeper into the swamps to check out the birthplace of this Creature legend. As they journey further into the backwoods the group arrives at an old dilapidated cabin and decide to camp there for the night and inadvertently unleash the Creature who terrorizes the group.When the group decides to stop at a roadside tourist trap along the Louisiana back-roads, they are introduced to the legend of Lockjaw, the local's version of bigfoot, a Creature who is part man, part alligator...The Legend has it that an inbred local man by the name of Grimley, lost his family to a monstrous white alligator and was driven to madness when he realized that he was too late to save his pregnant bride, who was also his ssters, and in his madness ate the ancient alligator and was transformed into the Creature that the locals call Lockjaw.

An ex-Navy seal, Niles (Mehcad Brooks, True Blood), his girlfriend Emily (Serinda Swan, Tron) and their friends head out on a road trip to New Orleans. When the group decides to stop at a roadside convenience store owned by Chopper (Sid Haig, Devils Rejects) they are introduced to the legend of Lockjaw, a Creature who is part man, part alligator…The Legend has it that an inbred local man by the name of Grimley (Daniel Bernhardt, The Matrix: Reloaded), lost his family to a monstrous white alligator, and because of the devastating loss of his family was driven to madness and was transformed into the Creature. Their curiosity peaked, the group decides to head deeper into the swamps to check out the birthplace of this Creature legend. As they journey further into the backwoods the group arrives at an old dilapidated cabin and decide to camp there for the night and inadvertently unleash the Creature who terrorizes the group.

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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 utilizes dozens of hours of 16mm footage shot by Swedish documentarians during the height of the Black Power movement to tell the era’s story of radical revolutionary promise and what happened when that promise went unfulfilled. The film sat in the basement of a Swedish TV station for decades.
 

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Contemporary director Göran Olsson (who also helmed 2009’s Am I Black Enough for You? doc about the Philly music scene) used this footage, including interviews with Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Stokely Carmichael, and Kathleen Cleaver, along with modern commentary from Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli and Melvin Van Peebles, to create this new film, now being released by Sundance. After a limited NYC/Los Angeles theatrical run, it’s supposed to air on PBS.

THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 had its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. This week, the film screened in the Panorama section at the Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival. It was announced at Berlinale, that Sundance Selects had picked up the North American rights to the documentary.

Directed by Göran Hugo Olsson, THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 tells the story of a group of Swedish journalists who travelled to the United States to film burgeoning black power movement in America through archival footage from the period and commentary from the artists and activists involved in the struggle.

In the official press release for the deal, the film was described as follows:

"From 1967 to 1975, fueled by curiosity and naïveté, Swedish journalists traversed the Atlantic Ocean to film the black power movement in America. THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material, which languished in a basement for 30 years, into an irresistible mosaic of images, music, and narration to chronicle the movement’s evolution. Mesmerizing footage of Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Angela Davis, and Eldridge Cleaver, as well as Black Panther activities, are peppered with B-roll footage of black America. These scenes take on a fresh, global angle through the outsider perspective of the Swedish lens. Meanwhile, penetrating commentaries from artists and activists influenced by the struggle—like Harry Belafonte, Sonia Sanchez, Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, and Professor Robin D. G. Kelley—riff on the range of radical ideas and strategies for liberation. Their insights and the vibrancy of the unearthed footage render the black power movement startlingly immediate and profoundly relevant."

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The documentary was produced by Annika Rogell of Story AB and was co-produced by Joslyn Barnes and Danny Glover of Louverture Films and Sveriges Television.

I think it will be interesting to see the Black Power Movement from an outsider's perspective and that this film has an important message. Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films, said: “This is a remarkable film by Swedish director Göran Hugo Olsson with footage from true outsiders filming outsiders as they fight to make their way into the system. It is riveting and emotional to go back in time to see a major part of our recent history. This is an essential film that we look forward to bringing to a large audience.”

Read the complete press release below.

SUNDANCE SELECTS TAKES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO GÖRAN HUGO OLSSON’S THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975

Berlin, GERMANY (February 14, 2011) – Sundance Selects announced today from the 2011 Berlin Film Festival that the company is acquiring North American rights to writer/director Göran Hugo Olsson’s THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975. The documentary, produced by Annika Rogell of Story AB, made its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and screened this week in the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival. The film was co-produced Joslyn Barnes and Danny Glover of Louverture Films, and Sveriges Television

From 1967 to 1975, fueled by curiosity and naïveté, Swedish journalists traversed the Atlantic Ocean to film the black power movement in America. THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material, which languished in a basement for 30 years, into an irresistible mosaic of images, music, and narration to chronicle the movement’s evolution. Mesmerizing footage of Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Angela Davis, and Eldridge Cleaver, as well as Black Panther activities, are peppered with B-roll footage of black America. These scenes take on a fresh, global angle through the outsider perspective of the Swedish lens. Meanwhile, penetrating commentaries from artists and activists influenced by the struggle—like Harry Belafonte, Sonia Sanchez, Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, and Professor Robin D. G. Kelley—riff on the range of radical ideas and strategies for liberation. Their insights and the vibrancy of the unearthed footage render the black power movement startlingly immediate and profoundly relevant.

Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films, said: “This is a remarkable film by Swedish director Göran Hugo Olsson with footage from true outsiders filming outsiders as they fight to make their way into the system. It is riveting and emotional to go back in time to see a major part of our recent history. This is an essential film that we look forward to bringing to a large audience.”
“When I started this project, the goal was to reach out and make these remarkable images available to the audience forever! I could think of no better partner to do this with than Sundance Selects. Being from remote Sweden we were lucky to get to work with the very best film team in the U.S.—Joslyn Barnes and Danny Glover at Louverturefilms, and Corey Smyth at Blacksmith Corp. And now Sundance Selects. I’m just happy. We have important subject matter that comes with a responsibility to handle it with love and respect, and that is what happening now,” said Olsson.

The deal for the film was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Productions for Sundance Selects/IFC Films with Debra Fisher at Cinetic Media on behalf of the filmmakers.

Sundance Selects is a sister division to IFC Films and IFC Midnight, and is owned and operated by Rainbow Media.

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The comedy, opening September 9, stars Swardson, Christina Ricci, Don Johnson, and Stephen Dorff. Bucky (Swardson) is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life – until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his destiny, Bucky packs up and heads out to LA, hoping to follow in his parents' footsteps.

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In his new role Dorff plays Charlie Rankin an ex-con who has a fling with a former porn star (Monaghan) before setting off to complete his task: an honor-killing at the behest of a fellow inmate known as “Buddha” (Winstone) who kept Rankin relatively safe in prison in exchange for all manor of favors. Variety originally reported that Dorff would be replacing Dillon in Boot Tracks but did not mention any specific reasons. The actor can next be seen as Dick Shadow in this year’s Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star where he follows in his parents’ footsteps and becomes a porn star. In two movies that probably have nothing to do with porn you can also find the Blade villain in Tarsem Singh’s Immortals and 2012?s Officer Down. As for Winstone the actor has quite a busy year ahead of him but perhaps his most interesting project of note will be Hugo Cabret where he reteams with Departed director Martin Scorsese. Michelle Monaghan from this year’s Source Code can be seen opposite Gerard Butler in this fall’s Machine Gun Preacher. Finally for more on Boot Tracks hit the jump to check out a synopsis of Jones’ novel. David is adapting US author Matthew F. Jones’ 2006 novel Boot Tracks for the big screen and it had originally been thought that 47-year-old Matt would be male lead in the eponymous movie version.

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A former Marine was haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returned to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovering alcoholic and former trainer, to train him for the biggest bag of MMA tournament in the history of sports. As Tommy blazes the path of violence against the gift the title, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter is not able to meet the needs of a public school teacher, returning to the ring amateurs to provide for his family. Though years have passed, accusations and betrayals of the past remains a bitter Brendan alienated from both Tommy and his dad.

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Warrior is an upcoming film about two fighters. This film was directed and produced by Gavin O’Connor. Warrior movie is remake of 1979 movie. In this movie , Tommy Riordan , ex-marine Who returned to his hometown Pittsburgh and seek his father to train him. His father is a recovering alcoholic and former coach of MMA tournament.Tommy need the winning money $5 million to help his wife’s friend who died in Iraq. Brendan Conlon is older brother of Tommy Riordan , a family man and a physics teacher. Brendan get married with his school girlfriend Tess and he hated his father for the betraying him and his mother. Unfortunately, Brendan is suspended from his school without paying for his unwanted activity. Bank is ready to foreclose on his house within 90 days. Brendan decides to take part in the upcoming Mixed Martial Arts Spartan Tournament going to held in Atlantic city. Tommy Riordan also joins the tournament. Tommy get training from his father Paddy. The brothers split in different way and met in the tournament and face each other. The famous WWE Superstar and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle do the role Koba.

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Not like previous MMA movies, this movie get something different from them.In this movie, we can find how they fought each other for their country and their family. Tom Hardy become a warrior for his country and Joel Edgerton for his family. The fighting sequence inside the cage brings the real MMA tournament experience and choosing Kurt Angle is increase the credits. The film is distributed by Lions Gate.

Rising stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton command the screen as two estranged brothers facing the fight of a lifetime in Lionsgate's "Warrior," a moving, inspirational action drama from acclaimed director Gavin O'Connor ("Miracle").

Haunted by a tragic past, Marine Tommy Conlon (Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for Sparta, the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy blazes a path toward the championship while his brother, Brendan (Edgerton), an ex-fighter-turned teacher, returns to the ring in a desperate bid to save his family from financial ruin. But when Brendan's unlikely, underdog rise sets him on a collision course with the unstoppable Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart, facing off in the most soaring, soul stirring, and unforgettable climax that must be seen to be believed.

A rousing ode to redemption, reconciliation and the power of the human spirit, "Warrior" is also a moving testament to the enduring bonds of family.

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Don’t Touch Anything. Stay at least 10 feet away from anyone who looks sick. But most importantly, stay away from this movie. Contagion is about a disease which turns into an epidemic as it spreads rapidly around the world. The movie follows a bunch of people as they try and deal with the outbreak. But this is no Outbreak (1995 movie) because there is hardly any action. Contagion is billed as an action/thriller but it had neither…it played more like a documentary depicting the process of how the world might react to a virus that kills fast and spreads even faster. Contagion is jam packed with remarkable actors but sadly, none of them really acted. The movie didn’t allow them to, it was stale and mundane.

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Matt Damon. Gwyneth Paltrow. Kate Winslet. Laurence Fishburne. Jude Law. Marion Cotillard. Bryan Cranston. Elliott Gould. John Hawkes. Enrico Colantoni. Jillian Armenante. Even Demetri Martin is in it! The cast is stacked; however, the whole movie was really dry so nobody got to flex their acting chops. The only notables were Gwyneth Paltrow flopping around like a fish, Jude Law being an annoying sensationalist blogger and Demetri Martin looking ridiculously hilarious in a air-tight air-filled jumpsuit. Demetri’s character wasn’t supposed to be funny but you can’t help but laugh at him and his haircut. All these names are going to draw people to the theater, but you’re going to leave the movie wondering why they wasted so many people’s talents.

The base of the problem was the story…it was just boring. You expect something crazy to happen, some action to begin but the movie just stays at its slow pace and shows you step by step of the scientific and government response to a spreading disease. You know, the boring stuff most people aren’t interested in. “Well at least you learned something” was an audience member’s comment after the movie finished. In the beginning, the whole mystery is discovering what the disease is. Where did it come from? Who was patient 0? But after a while, like most of the characters in the movie, you lose track and stop caring about that. I understand that they wanted to keep the movie in the realm of reality and didn’t want to go over the top but there was nothing intriguing to keep the audience in the story. There was hardly any character development or emotional investment so you could literally walk out the movie at any time and not miss a thing.

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There were a lot of things that just don’t make sense in Contagion. A lot of character’s side stories begin but don’t end. After a while you wonder, what ever happened to that guy? Or what’s going on in that city? The movie tries to follow way too many people in way too many locations and you’re left caring about none of them. It does do a good job of showing all the varied aspects of the world and highlights the social breakdowns that occur, but it does this in a very mellow and undramatic way. You can compare the bleak action on screen with the half-assed dialogue with lines such as, “some people get a disease and live, some get sicker and die” and “somewhere in the world, the wrong pig met up with the wrong bat.” There are some great one-liners too, however, like, “Congress is figuring out how to work online,” and “blogging is not writing, it’s graffiti with punctuation!”

I’m not saying the movie is terrible…it’s really well shot (I mean, it is Steven Soderbergh) but it’s just not a movie I would recommend to spend money on and see in theaters. There’s plenty of social commentary and things that will make you think – especially about touching your face every minute of the day, but that seems like it belongs more in a news expose rather than a big Hollywood blockbuster film. Prepare yourself for a lot of scientific talk and a lot of anti-climatic story lines. Also prepare yourself for a terrible score filled with electronic synths that you could have made using the demo button on a crappy Casio keyboard. It is fun to watch the movie if you live or have been to any of the cities involved (Macau, Minneapolis, Hong Kong, London, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, Geneva, etc) because you can spot local streets and buildings but other than that, don’t let yourself get sick from this movie.

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Alright Alain Corneau’s film may not be his best but I simply LOVE this movie as please tell me how many times do we have the opportunity to see Kristin Scott-Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier performing together? You have no idea how much I enjoyed watching them together in a loose pas de deux that starts with seduction, continues with deception/humiliation and ends with a love crime, like the movie title says. Fantastic! And I’m just talking about a bit more than half the movie.

Second part was somehow predictable but the delicious twist at the finale was superb. Say somehow predictable as there were a few unexpected twists that kept my attention, not that I needed the twists as watching Ludivine in the screen doing all sort of crazy things was more than enough for me.

But what’s film all about? Set in the business environment at what seems like a large American multinational company with head offices in New York and a branch office in Paris this labyrinth (as Corneau calls it) story tells about Paris branch office top manager Christine (Kristin Scott Thomas) and her second in command Isabelle (Ludivine Sagnier) that work tightly together (the seduction part) to great success for Christine; the problem is that the creator of the idea is Isabelle and gets no credit as Christine “steals” (deception part) her idea and takes it as her own claiming that’s teamwork. From then on you can imagine the next story stage, Isabelle confronts Christine who declares war with Isabelle getting humiliated. Next comes the perfect love crime and you have to watch movie to see how this business women story unravels.

Oh yes, loved the first part of the story and I’m sure that any woman with a top business position at a multinational company anywhere in the world will absolutely enjoy what happens in the movie as some aspects are so true that becomes quite comical, in a very dark way. The second part of the story is more French not only because performances but also because the story twists and twists resolutions, but I equally enjoy it. Before the love crime is committed, film has a great business women story that I’m sure many business women will enjoy, as there are not many films that have business women as leads and being the center of the story.

Performances by Scott Thomas and Sagnier are extraordinary and you will never notice that Sagnier had a difficult time understanding her character as she finds working at an office a very exotic thing (lol!), according to what she says in an interview.

Obviously liked the film a lot because performances and story, but this is not great French cinema this is more mainstream entertaining cinema that I think could please more women than men if you don’t take too seriously what happens in the screen.

Ambition at any price is the theme of this riveting psychological thriller, in which Ludivigne Sagnier and Kristin Scott Thomas go head-to-head in a study in tension. What sucks us in is the disarming ease with which director Alain Corneau (his last film, co-written with Nathalie Carter) weaves his scenario about power plays in the workplace, sexual politics, manipulation and revenge. The plot surprises, too; the dynamic caused by its sudden change in direction adds to the mix. But it is the sublime performances of Sagnier and Scott Thomas that elevate the film.

Reminiscent at times of The Devil Wears Prada and Working Girl, Christine (Scott Thomas) seemingly takes Isabelle (Sagnier) under her wing, as if grooming her but Christine is always thinking about herself. There are more complications in the workplace when Isabelle and Philippe (Mille) have an affair. Daniel (Marquet) appears to be an ally, encouraging Isabelle to claim credit for her own work.

Sagnier makes full use of her onscreen vulnerability, while Scott Thomas is chilling as the tough businesswoman prepared to use all her wiles to get her way. Just when tensions reach boiling point, the film takes the form of a whodunit, except the audience knows who is the perpetrator. Pay attention to the clues; there's a call to the doctor, pills, a knife, a garden shed, scratches and a scarf with a rip.
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There's a little dip during the prison sequences when our credibility is tested but I like the use of black and white as key scenes are recreated to portray what really happened. The film's final scenes are nicely conceived, allowing the story to end as provocatively as it begins.

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An entertaining genre mash-up that borrows freely from gangster, caper and war movies, Saving Private Pérez (Salvando al Soldado Pérez) already has drawn big crowds in Mexico.

Reportedly one of the most expensive Mexican movies ever made, the film, which opens in the United States on September 2, stars Miguel Rodarte as Sinaloa drug kingpin Julián Pérez, who’s charged by his mother to find his brother, an American soldier who’s disappeared in Iraq. Julián’s mom and sibling have been living in the U.S. for years.

Julián rounds up a “combat team” to help him out: an aging Vietnam vet, a contract killer, a drug courier and an Indian tomato grower who happens to be one of the kingpin’s oldest friends. The clueless group, none of whom knows exactly where Iraq is, heads off to the combat zone. But first they land in Istanbul, where they meet their interpreter and local weapons contact, a lanky, blond-haired European named Sasha, whose name no one can pronounce, so they take to calling him “Chacha.”

Next, they mount camels and head to Iraq and the killing fields of Karbala, where the Mexicans have a number of run-ins with insurgents and Americans. Then comes the climactic rescue and fire fight.

Saving Private Pérez is told in a deadpan comic style that relies more on the story’s basic absurdity than shtick or comic set pieces. Just the sight of these Mexicans wandering around Iraq in cowboy hats, shirts and pointy-toed boots—looking like a norteño band whose tour bus driver got very, very lost—is enough to elicit chuckles.

There also are a number of amusing cultural riffs, like the time one of the team wonders if hot peppers might work better than electric shock as a torture device.

But at 105 minutes, the film is about 10 minutes longer than it needs to be. And director Beto Gómez is definitely no stylist; Saving Private Pérez could have used a bit more pizzazz in the visual and editing departments. The pacing can be sluggish and the action scenes in the film would have gained from more camera movement and faster-paced editing.

Yet a concept this inspired has a definite upside. The film touches on everything from martial arts movies to narcocorridos, from The Godfather to classic horse operas like Once Upon a Time in the West. (One shot is an almost direct lift from the Sergio Leone classic).

“Mexicans?” asks an American military officer incredulously when he discovers who’s in the mysterious team running riot through his war zone. And it’s that sense of utter ridiculousness that makes Saving Private Pérez click.

The adventure of Saving Private Perez is the result of combining Beto Gómez’ experience as an independent director with Lemon Films (a Mexican production company which has 8 successful blockbusters under its belt) Via Media and Terregal Films. Together, they join forces to create an unprecedented feature in the history of Mexican cinema: “Saving Private Perez”, a national idiosyncrasy film with an array of global meanings.

Beto Gomez was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa. He has lead projects such as “El Agujero” (1997), “El Sueño del Caiman” (2000), “Puños Rosas” (2004), and “Hasta el Último Trago… Corazón” (2005), all of them presented in international festivals as well as in commercial Movie Theatres.

Brothers Billy and Fernando Rovzar create Lemon Films in the year 2004. They released their first feature film, “Matando Cabos”, distributed by Videocine, a black humor film that raised over 62 million pesos in the Mexican box office and at the time was the Mexican best selling DVD. For their second Movie, Lemon Films took the horror route with “Kilometro 31” and manages to lure over 3 million Mexicans into theatres. In December 2007, “Matando Cabos” co-production creative team and Warner Brothers Mexico, brought to screens “Sultanes del Sur”, a spectacular and adrenaline packed action movie filmed by Mexican Producers.

Released last year, “Amor, Dolor y Viceversa” was presented at the Tribeca Film Festival and sent to compete in the International Film Festival of Morelia, with outstanding artistic talent and an extraordinary skilled production team.

In Saving Private Perez, an experienced staff will develop both the technical and narrative history that is required in order to deliver a clear message and provide a broad time entertainment for the viewer. In addition, the cast is composed by actors who can represent the characters and also bring add personality without losing the transcendental essence that each profile requires.

It took 8 filming weeks in locations such as the Desert of Coahuila and Mexico City, and was supplemented with 2 weeks of filming in Los Angeles and Turkey. The crew of more than 80 people faced complex challenges to be able to achieve the fidelity in the representation of an international armed conflict such as that suffered in Iraq.

This story demanded high production values; a production ensemble was created consisting, in part, of the recognized professional musician Mark Motherbaugh, Devo´s Band lead singer, Grammy and Emmy, award-winner and well known for the musical development of films like “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Lluvia de Hamburguesas”.

Under Lynn Fainchtein´s tutelage, renowned music producer, the movie had a theme interpreted by the legendary Mexican female singer Chavela Vargas and another one written and performed by Los Tucánes de Tijuana exclusively for the film.

The special effects were made by Alejandro Vazquez and the digital part is provided by The FX Shop, a company led by experts who created the effects of such films as “Navidad S.A.” and “Kilometro 31”; this time around, their challenges involved having to recreate helicopters, tanks, explosions and dozens of Arabic landscapes. The rest of the visuals were conjugated with a level of sublimity that also build a true picture of northern Mexico (with its trademark attire) and an art design that perfectly recreated the Middle Eastern environment.

Ever since Lemon Films’ first feature, Matando Cabos, a current theme has always been present in its following productions: HISH Quality. No matter the genre or style, Lemon Films continues to raise it’s own standards regarding their productions, always keeping in mind that the Mexican Film Industry becomes a profitable business. This way, we are certain that audience all around Mexico, and the world, will enjoy the most ambitious project Lemon Films has produced.