http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog Bringing Independent Filmmakers Together Along The Gulf Coast Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On October 25th, a cast and crew screening for the feature film RED 71 was held at the Crossroads Theater in Tucson, Arizona. Among the attendees was the LAFG's own Ken Henderson, screenwriter for the film. Several other members of the LAFG were involved in the production including Carol Anne ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/lafg-news/red-71-cast-and-crew-premier The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers continues in Lake Charles this Saturday, November 3, with Jay Craven's Disappearances, starring Kris Kristofferson and Geneviève Bujold. The screening will be held at the Central School Arts & Humanities Center, 809 Kirby Street, at 7:00 pm. After the screening there will be ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/lafg-events/jay-cravens-disappearances "Sunday also starts with an S." --Julie Fay, LAFG Screenwriter Anecdotes. That's what road trips are all about, and our excursion to the Austin Film Festival is certainly no exception. After spending a day attending panels with directors, producers, screenwriters, video game developers, and other professionals from the entertainment industry, I may have ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/film-fests/aff-coreys-take The Austin Film Festival is one of the premier film festivals in the country. This year's festival ran from October 11th through the 18th. Myself along with my wife, Christy, and fellow writers Julie Fay, Corey Bond, and Vic DiGiovanni attended the conference on Saturday, October 13th. Ken, Vic, ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/film-fests/aff-kens-take Click. The sound of a camera shutter on a film set tells you the Unit Photographer is close at hand. On the sets of independent films Mercy and Red 71, that click was from the camera of photographer and actress Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Hilary and director Patrick Roddy on the ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/articles/spotlight-on-hilary-bronwyn-gayle In June, several members of the LAFG were involved in the filming of Red 71, a modern noir, in Tucson, Arizona. The film is based on a short story of the same name by pulp writer Paul Cain in1932 and is the third film to feature members of the Lake ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/lafg-news/red-71 Mercy will be screened at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts as part of the 5th Annual Boston Fantastic Film Festival, which runs from October 11th to the 15th, 2007. http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/film-fests/mercy-premiere-in-boston Little Chenier, the movie co-written, directed, and produced by Lake Charles native Bethany Ashton Wolf (pictured), is getting buzz after winning the Best Picture and Best Ensemble Acting awards at the 2007 Phoenix Film Festival. Popular movie blogs FilmStew and Cinematical both ran articles on it this week, highlighting the ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/articles/little-chenier-movie-is-all-that-remains Film Threat, the independent film webzine created by Chris Gore, is responsible for programming the Horror, Sci Fi, and Fantasy lineup for the Hollywood Film Festival. As previously mentioned, they decided to close out the 2007 program with Patrick Roddy's Mercy. Click here to see their coverage of Mercy and ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/mercy/film-threat-selects-mercy A Q&A with filmmaker Patrick Roddy and lead actor Gary Shannon about Mercy at AnE Vibe. "It wasn't my intent to make a scary film," explains Roddy. "The initial idea was for a noir. As I wrote the script, it became an art film with surreal elements. It seemed ... http://lakeareafilmgroup.com/blog/mercy/ane-vibe-chats-with-patrick-roddy-and-gary-shannon