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Video: Get a First Look at Rumer Willis's MY DIVORCE PARTY

Clay Epstein's Film Mode Entertainment (FME) has announced the Berlin premiere of the impressive, uproarious comedy MY DIVORCE PARTY during the 2024 European Film Market (EFM). Watch video footage of the film here!
SICK, Recounting 1973 Struggle To Declassify Homosexuality As A Mental Illness, Premieres At 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival

The new docu-dramedy SICK, premiering June 9th at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival, tells the story of the early 1970s struggle to remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association's Manual of Mental Disorders.
IT'S WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED To Be Released On Omeleto Platform On March 23

'It's What She Would Have Wanted' has joined the select group of short films being released on the popular OMELETO platform.
IT'S WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED Joins All Star Lineup At 14th Annual Burbank International Film Festival

ITS WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED, a short film directed by Nate Trinrud, has joined the select group of films competing at the 14th Annual Burbank International Film Festival September 8th - 11th at the AMC Theaters in Burbank.
Last Chance: A RECIPE FOR DISASTER Must Close April 24

James Beard Award-winning Chef Rick Bayless and Windy City Playhouse Artistic Director Amy Rubenstein today announced that their hit immersive production, “A Recipe For Disaster,” must close Sunday, April 24 on the Club Level at Petterino's (150 N Dearborn). “A Recipe For Disaster” is written by Bayless, Rubenstein and Windy City Playhouse Associate Artistic Director Carl Menninger and directed by Jeff Award Winner David H. Bell.
Desiree Staples is Joined By Rick Bayless in A RECIPE FOR DISASTER

Los Angeles based actress Desiree Staples has been enjoying a limited run in “A Recipe For Disaster,” playing at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago, and will soon be acting with show creator Rick Bayless when he joins the cast on March 23, through April 23rd.
Rick Bayless, Amy Rubenstein To Join A RECIPE FOR DISASTER Cast

James Beard Award-winning Chef Rick Bayless and Windy City Playhouse Artistic Director Amy Rubenstein today announced they will join the cast of their hit immersive production “A Recipe For Disaster,” written by Bayless, Rubenstein and Windy City Playhouse Associate Artistic Director Carl Menninger and directed by Jeff Award Winner David H. Bell.
Rumer Willis Joins MY DIVORCE PARTY Film

Willis has joined Michelle Meredith and Laith Ashley in the new indie film, which recently wrapped production. The film follows future-divorcee Xan, played by Desiree Staples, as she gathers her closest friends in Joshua Tree to celebrate her upcoming split, only to reveal she intends to burn her divorce settlement money to start fresh.
IT'S WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED Joins Lineup at 17th Annual Hollyshorts Film Festival

'It's What She Would Have Wanted', a short film directed by Nate Trinrud, has joined the select group of films competing at the 17th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival Sep. 23-Oct. 1 at Hollywood's Famed TCL Chinese Theatres.
Laith Ashley Joins Cast of MY DIVORCE PARTY

Breaking ground is nothing new for Ashley, who was the first trans member of the pit crew in Rupaul’s Drag Race in addition to appearing in fashion campaigns for Diesel, Barney’s, and Calvin Klein.
THE INFLUENCERS TV Pilot To Compete At The 7th Annual Filmquest Festival

'The Influencers,' a sharply drawn yet humorous look at the world of YouTube celebrities and their hapless agents, has morphed from a pilot into a sleeper hit at indie festivals across the country.
TAKE ME TO TARZANA Film Launches on Streaming Platforms

Gravitas Ventures just released the feature film comedy, 'Take Me to Tarzana,' which tells the story of Miles Jones, his co-worker Jane Avant and their party-boy friend, Jameson Doheny, as they fight back against corporate chicanery, tech bro culture, and the underhanded data collection tactics of today's most successful tech companies.
IT'S WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED Short Premieres at St. Louis International Film Festival

“It’s What She Would Have Wanted,” Dramedy Short will compete at the 29th Annual St. Louis International Film Festival, being held virtually November 5- 22nd.
ITS WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED Launches On The Festival Circuit

'It's What She Would Have Wanted,' Short Dramedy TV pilot takes off onto the festival circuit this week beginning with Nashville Film Festival, October 1st - 7th, Mill Valley Film Festival, October 9th - 18th and LA Shorts International Film Festival, October 2nd- 31st.
THE INFLUENCERS TV Pilot To Vie For Honors At Online Film Festivals

'The Influencers,' a sharply drawn yet humorous look at the world of YouTube celebrities and their hapless agents, has morphed from a pilot into a sleeper hit at indie festivals across the country.
BWW Review: Kafka's THE TRIAL Hits Cherry Lane Theatre

Sextant Productions brings Kafka's The Trial to life on the well-known Cherry Lane Theatre stage in New York City. The intimate show is brilliantly done with a talented cast of five luring the crowd into a dubious and unnerving world.
Sextant Productions to Stage U.S. Premiere of Kafka's THE TRIAL

Sextant Productions will present the American premiere of Kafka's THE TRIAL, adapted for the stage by Andrew Visnevski, at The Cherry Lane Studio Theatre from April 19th to May 6th.
New Transatlantic Partnership Brings Musical Theatre Premieres to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Two new musicals that explore home and heritage, identity and adventure will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August - the result of a new transatlantic collaboration between the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University.
AMTP & RCS Team for ATLANTIC Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

A two-part musical collaboration exploring the nature of home, travel and identity will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival.
Northwestern University and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Forge Fringe Partnership

Two new musical theater productions that explore home and heritage, identity and adventure will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August, the result of a new collaboration between the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University.

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