Entertainment Press Releases

Writer and director Lawrence Michael Parker brings the world his directorial debut, "'TIRAMISU," a short film to be seen at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the short film corner. Directors, producers, and critics from all over the world will be exposed to Parker’s artsy work about a plan gone wrong in the center of New York City’s Lower East Side.

World-famous rodeo clown, Brian Potter will be the star attraction at the Sacramento County Fair’s 2nd annual Stars and Stripes Invitational Bull Riding featuring PBR and NFR Qualifying Bulls, sponsored by Lasher's Elk Grove Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram SRT on Saturday, May 25th at 7 p.m.

While many dating and relationship books only give advice from one person’s perspective, Steve Brass’s upcoming ‘Love Match – 50 Questions to Find Your Mate’ is the culmination of interviews with people of all backgrounds, ages and relationship set ups. As a critical new insight into finding a long-term partner for love, the book is expected to resonate with readers around the world.

The world’s most renowned writers often let their creativity flow in the most unlikely of places. From J.K. Rowling’s Edinburgh coffee shop to Stephen King’s locked attic, the world’s best fiction has eclectic roots. For British Columbia’s Robin Percival Smith, annual summer trips on his beloved sailing vessel provided the perfect setting for literary inspiration. In 1996, an evening aboard Tremethick II brought Smith the sudden feeling that he wasn’t alone; an experience that would later spawn a page-gripping story.

Jason Garriotte aka Chords of Truth released his debut album in the year 2012. It consists of 7 acoustic folk songs that pretty much came out of nowhere, and is not something Jason ever really thought he would be able to do.

The developers of the website STORIES ARE US, are thrilled to announce an app for the ages, launched for iTunes and Android. Regarded as amongst the most interactive app yet released to children and families, it is designed to inspire and entertain a generation.

Tango Piano (sheet music) 10 famous tangos for piano solo arranged by Juan María Solare.

40 Plus and Fabulous, a women’s empowerment organization, is pleased to launch an all female self-defense program, designed to help women learn valuable, lifesaving, self-defense techniques. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA the Divas in Defense program, which will unveil in Greensboro at the end of June, is a powerful, fun-based self-defense system for women and girls. Through fun and instinctive learning, women gain the training and tools imperative to their personal safety.

"Merci Beaucoup Bradley Cooper" is a comedic short film about the power of fame and the determination of an aspiring actress named Barbara. When Barbara, played by Anne-Christine Caro, stumbles upon what truly could be Bradley Cooper’s Doppelganger, Nicolas-Henri Bozzi, she hatches a plan on how to launch her career: make an appearance at Cannes. The two become a power couple and take the 65th Cannes Film Festival by storm, soaking in all of the media attention and fans galore, giving Barbara the break she’s been longing for.

In the movie, a young man with cerebral palsy must pass a final exam required to qualify for job training and independent housing assistance, and the stakes are high – his aging parents will be forced to institutionalize him if he fails.

Racing and flight simulation has been a popular PC gaming genre since the very beginning and now PCGamerHub is helping PC gamers fulfill their need for speed on their website.

Everything that has a beginning, has an end. Now comes the time to say goodbye. Say BYE-BYE to what? Surely the one-week 2013 Mother's Day Celebrating Giveaway event launched by software giant Leawo. The grand giveaway was formally started on May 8, coming to a gorgeous end on May 14, 2013. There are just 2 days left for people to get the best Blu-ray ripper (value of $44.95) for totally free.

A new online facility has been launched with the aim of making it easier for consumer to buy and sell spare tickets for a wide range of popular events. One Spare aims to make it easier to connect those looking for spare tickets to popular events to get hold of one without having to resort to costly ticket touts at the gates. The site is also aimed at making it easier for those who have spare tickets to events to find a buyer for them.

Jerry Miller is looking for funding help in underwriting the production of The Long Walk for Water at City Lit Theatre in Chicago. The show runs June 28th through July 14th. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm.

During World War II, private conversations of German POW’s were tapped and produced more than 150,000 pages of minutes of those meetings. In Scherer’s latest short, speakers reveal the brutality and atrocities committed by German soldiers while providing a paradoxical opposition when the letters from their loved ones disclose that there is a soul inside the soldiers. Perhaps the most chilling aspect of the documents is how callous the soldiers speak of the executions and, in turn, the letters from their wives and families back home reveal a different side to the soldiers. Though this short doesn’t do justice to its subject matter, it breathes genuine insight into what was once upon a time.

Barbara Webber is excited about “kick-starting” her storybook that helps children feel loved. It’s a project she says almost didn’t happen. Funding support via this campaign allows her to complete the illustrations (by Isella Vega) and bring her book, Feeling Loved, A Ted E. Bear Story to print and distribution. Barbara says, “Writing a storybook for children has been a total joy in creation.” She welcomes all backers to join this creative journey.

Donald Ray Hanson Jr. has been drawing since the age of 3. His dad bought him his first comic book in middle school; he has been hooked ever since. Donald has always kept art in his life, but the story he has with Widow has just come back to him in the recent months. He needs the time to finish the artwork, to have all work sent off to publishers and the backing power to see it through.

TeribalAnamal is a recently formed group of artists whose music is heavily steeped in the Indies genre and post punk genre. In the world of music and entertainment, new talent is waiting to be found in each corner of the earth. The right moment and opportunity seized can mean a career boost and a dream come true for many. Such is the case of newbies Ryan who is on vocals and bass, Chalky playing the drums, shrills and whistles and Stephanie playing the guitar who also supports with the vocals. The three came together after many let downs and disappointed endeavors to form the group in 2012, now known as TeribalAnamal.

A man seeks out an arbitrary connection and finds it with a prostitute. The two seek a cure for their loneliness in Tehran and find that they have more in common than what appears at first glance.

Growing up with Cerebral Palsy presented many barriers, or what appeared to be barriers. When she was born, her parents were not sure if she would live. She did. As a toddler, it was expected that she would not walk. She does. As a student, it was expected that she would need Special Ed. She did not and she went on to graduate from college. By the time she was an adult, she just did what she needed or wanted to do. Looking back at her life Aldea Clairemont-LaParr sees how so many times she saw barriers as challenges. Some were easy while others were very difficult, but achievable. Whether it was determination or stubbornness, she made it through.

TattooMeNow brings together individuals with tattoos, tattoo artists, and people interested in getting a tattoo in one venue where they are able to show off their personal marks, share unique designs, and obtain expert advice. It is the site to go to when coming up with ideas for a new tattoo, both for first timers and those who love to get inked.

Director Javier Badillo and writer Liberty Kee bring their second collaboration, a short film entitled "Afternoon at Gudrun," to the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the short film corner. People flock to the festival from all over the world to see the next up-and-coming works of filmmakers and writers for inspiration, critiques, and more. Through this film, they will experience what it’s like to be a shy, awkward woman who has a passion for waltzing. She connects with a friendly, handsome man who wants some lessons.

We are spending far too much time looking mind-numbingly down at our phones and not enough time laughing with, or at, our friends and family. The Breakup Game is the DiNunzio sibling’s first attempt to reverse this trend. They aim to bring a game to market which encourages friends to interact and “laugh a little.”

Reja, a PC game, is designed with the player in mind. The driving force of the strategy comes from the ability to create own custom deck from a huge variety of cards. The deck editor is intuitive to use and players can create as many decks as they like. When players join a game lobby, they load a deck that they've built and use it in the struggle against the other players.

Harp Song for a Radical is committed to researching, examining, and embodying the political and economic history of the United States in the last 100 years. They take continual inspiration from Marguerite Young's life work Harp Song for a Radical, dedicated to early 20th century labor activist Eugene Debs. They want to provide an understanding of America’s history by way of performance that is empowering, that is entertaining, that is precise, and that is living. The team will create original work with original voices in a diverse, multi-generational community.

Audra McDonald, the five-time Tony Award winner and recent star of The Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" on Broadway and TV’s "Private Practice," makes her New Orleans debut with two shows only on May 18 at 7:30 and 9:30. The Broadway @ NOCCA season closes with Megan Hilty, the star of NBC’s "Smash" (role of Ivy) and "Wicked" on Broadway, with one show only on June 1 at 7:30. Preceding them in the star-studded series this season were Patti LuPone in January and Sutton Foster in March, and Megan Mullally of "Will & Grace" in early April. For tickets please visit http://www.broadwaynola.com/.

Backstage Vibe together with On The Grind Management is proud to announce the upcoming concert event We Are Hip Hop 2 on Friday, May 17, at the famous Double Door in Chicago, IL.