Unlikely Friends ~ "Slipaway"

Husband and wife, Julia Butler, and Daniel Mentz, presents Slipaway at Prescott Film Festival. The most unlikely duo becomes the best of friends on a self-discovery journey.

The film takes two different generations and puts them together at a time when their lives are struggling. They must overcome their differences in age, personality, and more. The journey takes them to becoming best friends while supporting each other’s dreams.

The script develops from Mentz's visit with Gwen Davis, author. He personally delivers a keyboard he sold to her on Craigslist. The visit became an all day adventure with cookies, tea, and scrapbooks. She told stories about hanging out on location with the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant. Butler developed the screenplay after an evening of Mentz regaling the day's adventures. She is inspired by Davis' stories and life.

Mentz states, "We wanted to bring this message to the foreground, that relationships whether romantic or platonic do not have to be in the same age category. Relationships in different generations are not really discussed." The movie takes on generational struggles and friendships that assist with making dreams come true.


Fall, actress Elaine Partnow

Fall, played by actress Elaine Partnow, brings a lot to the role. Mentz says, "She brought the character to life much more than we could ever imagine." Partnow brings Fall to life with details that are specific to Fall's her generation. Partnow presents the need to be private and dressing up before leaving the house. Just a few details Partnow presents throughout the film that bring her generation to light.


Adam, actor Jesse Pepe

Adam, played by actor Jesse Pepe, presents with his own story and struggle from the start. His past is still very present. This takes precedence over Adam and Fall's individual dreams. Adam was not onboard with Fall's concept of dreaming in life,
     Adam: "It's a little cheesy, don't you think?"
     Fall: "Cheesy? Well, guess that means my whole life has been... cheesy."
Mentz and Butler's first feature film brings an unlikely pair together that takes you on a lifetime journey of self-discovery, laughter, and dreams.

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Film Awards: 
Best Feature Film Pasadena International Film Festival
Audience Choice - Heart of the Festival Sedona International Film Festival
Best Feature Screenplay Amsterdam Film Festival
Best Family Film IFS Film Festival
Best Feature Narrative Irvine International Film Festival
Best Feature All Genre Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
Best Original Score Milledgeville Film Festival
Best Actor Elaine Partnow Mindfield Film Festival Los Angeles
Best Feature Film NYC Indie Film Awards
Best Director NYC Indie Film Awards
Best Actress NYC Indie Film Awards
Best Score NYC Indie Film Awards

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To Bring Pleasure ~ Jerry Lewis

Gregory Monro, writer and director, presents an insight to Jerry Lewis, filmmaker and actor, with the film Jerry Lewis The Man Behind The Clown at Prescott Film Festival (PFF). The film fits the complex talent and childlike nature of Lewis. The film brings an insight to the comedian, filmmaker, and his ability to bring pleasure to his audience. 

Capturing the early days of the 1950 and 1960s with personal clips brings laughter to the audience at PFF. His work with Dean Martin, a partnership developes after bar incident, capture the gentleman and childhood fun. When this partnership comes to an end, Lewis took on a new direction.
He steps into the behind the scenes role of filmmaking. Lewis takes time to learn all areas of filmmaking: directing, acting, camera, and production. His films included The Bellboy,  The Ladies Man (a briliant film), and many more.

Lewis took direction and acting to a serious  level by creating "Jerry's Noisy Toy." This invention changed film making forever. His ability to frame a film, create films years ahead of their time, and direct the vision of the film were groundbreaking. He states, "If you think talking to me is easy, your crazy," regarding directing himself.

The personal interviews with Sean Hayes, actor who played Lewis a TV biopic, Pierre Etaix, a French clown, and Martin Scorsese are personal. The interviews bring insight to the complexity of the man behind the clown face. Lewis was not only an American comedian, but internationally honored as an extraordinary film maker. Monro's film shows Lewis as many Americans see him, the childhood comedian, and the international view, an exceptional filmmaker. 

Often misunderstood and criticized for his work, but he brings brilliance to entertainment with laughter, art, and innovation to film. Lewis says, "If you give love to your audience they will give it back."He was always a child. Lewis says, I have always been 5." You could see this in his comedy and personality.

Lewis, a humanitarian, actor, comedian, film influencer, child, and man is in this film. He never lost his childhood spirit. This brought pleasure to his audiences enjoying his films.

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A Woman's World The Beguiled ~ Cannes

The Beguiled Red Carpet Cannes Film Festival

The Beguiled is one of the most anticipated film at Cannes Film Festival. Director, Sofia Coppola, brings the woman's point of view and how it was for these women during this time period. The original film was from the man's point of view. This point of view brings a new dynamic to the melodramatic remake.

Film synopsis At a girls' school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women are sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events.

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This film is a remake from (The Beguiled (1971).  Both films are based on the novel The Beguiled by Thomas Cullinan. The first film brings the male perspective of a wounded union soldier. Coppola brings the story back with the perspective of the women in the boarding school. 

The Beguiled Movie

The revisiting of this film creates its own dynamics. Coppola says, "I never tried to remake the film, go back and tell my story. I wanted to forget that and to imagine how I would make this film." She brings the women's stories and perspective to the forefront.  

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Coppola discusses the film being a feminist film, she states, "It is up to the audience to determine how they want to take it. I put my thoughts into film and you can determine how it affects you. I was making the film from the female point of view. The core of the story is the power struggle between the male and female." The story brings this struggle to the center of the film.

Living in a boarding school atmosphere where they are all women who are functioning well, until the new dynamic, Farrell enters the school. Kidman states about Farrell's character, "I think he comes in an ruins everything. We were fine. We only could not procreate. Good riddance to him." The dynamic changes for each person in the film. 

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Kirsten Dunst, plays Edwina Dabney in the film, says "all these people pent up together no matter male, female, or a mixture. There will always be something that comes out it is a survivalist technique. Colin just happens to be what all our aggression, energy, and emotions corseted up, lets say. They get unleashed because this new dynamic comes in." This does bring a change for the girls attending the boarding school.

The Beguiled Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman recalls Martha Farnsworth, her character in the film, "is very maternal. Kidman states, "She is there to protect these girls in a very treacherous difficult time. Her motivation is to protect them, to guide them, to bring them, so when the war ends they are capable." Farrell's character makes it difficult for the continued protection.

Colin Farrell, John McBurney character in the film, states "It has been a journey man to get here. Many miles of roads and many corsets. It was an amazing experience shooting this film. Coppola sets a particular mood, one that is of comfort, of ease, trust, and an environment that allows you as an actor to explore and play. It was my favorite experience and shoot. Sophia is a creative beast of an engine with tenderness, elegance, and a gentility."  Looking forward to this film? It will be in theaters June 20, 2017. 

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Just a few fun notes from the press conference Kidman and Coppola often swiped their hair from the left side of their faces at the same time. Kidman discusses about working through mistakes, "I try to focus on the positive. Sometimes you fail and sometimes you succeed.  That is the journey. You just get back up. . . You fall over you brush off your knees and get back up. It is a really really hard thing to do. You cry and you feel. It is not saying don't feel, but experience it navigate and get move through it. . . I'll learn from everything." 

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Colin FARRELL - McBurney

Nicole KIDMAN - Miss Martha

Kirsten DUNST - Edwina

Elle FANNING - Alicia

Oona LAURENCE - Amy

Angourie RICE - Jane

Addison RIECKE - Marie

Emma HOWARD - Emily

Sofia COPPOLA - Director

Sofia COPPOLA - Script / Dialogue

Philippe LE SOURD - Director of Photography

Sarah FLACK - Film Editor

(Groupe) PHOENIX - Music

Anne ROSS - Set decorator

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120 Battements Par Minute The Heartbeat At Cannes Film Festival

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120 Battements Par Minute directed by Robin Campillo brings the 1990s AIDSParis crisis to Cannes Film Festival. This film is a moving, powerful, and encouraging film that embraces love, innocence, and tragedy.  

Film synopsis This film takes place in the Early 1990s in Paris. With AIDS having already claimed countless lives for nearly ten years, Act Up-Paris activists multiply actions to fight general indifference. Nathan, a newcomer to the group, has his world shaken up by Sean, a radical militant.

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The AIDS epidemic was limited in conversation and activism for patients, partners, and society. Antoine Reinartz, actor in the film, says,"There were so many young people who hopes totally dashed, no future.  Their individual hopes had been totally destroyed. They engaged together in this collective struggle that is no longer called into question. They achieved something." The organization creation allowed for important conversations to take place and understanding that they were not as alone as they felt. 

Developing a cast to recreate a time when misguided fear existed was a challenge. The cast welcomed the opportunity and willing to change their appearances and create an understanding during this time period. The struggle was real. The engagement was the epidemic leading to shape a political movement creating change. 

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Campillo took this historical experience to create a fictional film. Campillo says, "There are threads to actual events. This is linked to a person in history. The pharmaceutical company is not real. Fiction is also linked to ones innermost life. I tried to show that fiction is something between a collective and intimate experience. This group experience comes to a very individual experience in the film. The fiction in the film comes from the whole group."

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120 Battements Par Minute takes the social, political, and individuals to create the heartbeat of the time period.

120 Battements Par Minute takes the social, political, and individuals to create the heartbeat of the time period. 

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Nahuel PÉREZ BISCAYART - Sean

Arnaud VALOIS - Nathan

Adèle HAENEL - Sophie

Antoine REINARTZ - Thibault

Félix MARITAUD - Max

Médhi TOURÉ - Germain

Aloïse SAUVAGE - Eva

Simon BOURGADE - Luc

Catherine VINATIER - Hélène

Saadia BENTAIEB - Mère Sean

Ariel BORENSTEIN - Jérémie

Théophile RAY - Marco

Simon GUÉLAT - Markus

Jean-François AUGUSTE - Fabien

Coralie RUSSIER - Muriel

Robin CAMPILLO - Director

Robin CAMPILLO - Film Editor

Robin CAMPILLO - Script / Dialogue

Arnaud REBOTINI - Music

Philippe MANGEOT - Script / Dialogue

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Palme d'or Top Film Award ~ Cannes 2017

Festival De Cannes will present the Palme d’or film award, top award at Cannes. This year marks the 70th year this film festival continues to influence film world-wide. There are 17 film official selected for Palme d'or film award selected by a jury. 

The Jury of the 70th Cannes Film Festival 2017 ©RR

Palme d’or film award jury is presided by Pedro Almodóvar, scriptwriter, director, and states,  “‘I am very happy to be able to celebrate the Festival de Cannes 70th anniversary from such a privileged position. I am grateful, honoured and a bit overwhelmed. I am aware of the responsibility that entails being the president of the jury and I hope to be up to the job.” He is joined by 4 men and 4 women:

• Maren ADE (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – Germany)
• Jessica CHASTAIN (Actress, Producer – United States)
• FAN Bingbing (Actress, Producer – China)
• Agnès JAOUI (Actress, Screenwriter, Director, Singer – France)
• PARK Chan-wook (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – South Korea)
• Will SMITH (Actor, Producer, Musician – United States
• Paolo SORRENTINO (Director, Screenwriter – Italy)
• Gabriel YARED (Composer – France)

Each jury member brings a strong influence with their career backgrounds and talent that will be an asset to this selection of the best film.

This year's official selection for the Palme d'or are highly anticipated and exceptional films. These films from all over the world representing top directing and actors/actresses. 

AUS DEM NICHTS (In the Fade) Cannes Film Festival

• AUS DEM NICHTS (In the Fade)
  • Director Fatih Aki
  • Actors Diane Kruger, Numan Acar, Ulrich Tukur
  • Country German
  • Plot A documentary fiction about the metamorphosis of an idea. A cinematic exploration along the border between faith and knowledge, between vision and hubris.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaYfl1KdsEM
  • Social Media https://www.facebook.com/ausdemnichtsfilm/?ref=hl

• THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED)
  • Director BAUMBACH Noah
  • Actors  Adam Sandler, Emma Thompson, Ben Stiller
  • Country USA
  • Plot An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry812IzyiyM
  • Social Media https://www.facebook.com/salsamovie/

OKJA Cannes Film Festival

• OKJA
  • Director BONG Joon-Ho
  • Actors Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-Hyun Ahn
  • Country South Korea
  • Plot Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFHFvfT-sQY

• THE BEGUILED (Les Proies)
  • Director COPPOLA Sofia
  • Actors Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning 
  • Country USA
  • Plot At a girls' school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRKXyeoWfco
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120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE Cannes Film Festival

• 120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM (Beats per Minute)
  • Director CAMPILLO Robin
  • Actors Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel
  • Country France

• RODIN
  • Director DOILLON Jacques
  • Actors Vincent Lindon, Izïa Higelin, Séverine Caneele
  • Country France | Belgium
  • Plot An account of the famous French sculptor's romance with Camille Claudel.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJhPWlsOQ7Y
• HAPPY END
  • Director HANEKE Michael
  • Actors Isabelle Huppert, Toby Jones, Mathieu Kassovitz 
  • Country France | Austria | Germany
  • Plot A drama about a family set in Calais with the European refugee crisis as the backdrop.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO95ZPBtMDw
  • Website http://www.curzonartificialeye.com/happy-end/
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• WONDERSTRUCK
  • Director HAYNES Todd
  • Actors Amy Hargreaves, Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore
  • Country USA
  • Plot The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duXKWjkAjtM
  • Social Media https://www.facebook.com/Wonderstruck2k17/
• LE REDOUTABLE (Redoutable)
  • Director HAZANAVICIUS Michel
  • Actors Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo, Louis Garrel 
  • Country France
  • Plot During the making of one of his films, French film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 17-year old actress Anne Wiazemsky and later get married.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4I_K5i7nY

The Day After Cannes Film Festival

• GEU-HU (The Day After)
  • Director HONG Sangsoo
  • Actors  Min-hee Kim, Hae-hyo Kwon
  • Country South Korea

• HIKARI (Radiance) (Vers la lumière)
  • Director KAWASE Naomi
  • Actors Masatoshi Nagase, Noémie Nakai, Tatsuya Fuji
  • Country  Japan | France
  • Plot Story follows the social intercourse between Masaya, a cameraman with a lazy eye, and Misako, who disconnects from the world.
  • Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MRZLYu86w
• THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER (Mise à mort du Cerf Sacré)
  • Director LANTHIMOS Yorgos
  • Actors Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone, Colin Farrell
  • Country UK | USA | Ireland
  • Plot The highly anticipated drama The Killing of a Sacred Deer reunites director Yorgos Lanthimos with The Lobster star Colin Farrell who plays Steven, a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart and the behaviour of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister. 
  • Website http://www.curzonartificialeye.com/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer
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    • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheKillingOfASacredDeer/

КРОТКАЯ (A Gentle Creature )(Une femme douce) Cannes Film Festival

• КРОТКАЯ (A Gentle Creature)(Une femme douce)
  • Director LOZNITSA Sergei
  • Country France
  • Plot A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.
• JUPITER'S MOON (La Lune de Jupiter)
  • Director MUNDRUCZÓ Kornél
  • Actors Merab Ninidze, Zoltán Mucsi, György Cserhalmi
  • Country Hungary
  • Plot A young immigrant is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, wounded Aryan can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by Dr Stern, intent on exploiting his extraordinary secret. Pursued by enraged camp director Laszlo, the fugitives remain on the move in search of safety and money. Inspired by Aryan's amazing powers, Stern takes a leap of faith in a world where miracles are trafficked for small change.
• L'AMANT DOUBLE (Amant Double)
  • Director OZON François
  • Actors Jacqueline Bisset, Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier
  • Country France
  • Plot Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.
• YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
  • Director RAMSAY Lynne
  • Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alessandro Nivola
  • Country USA | France
  • Plot A war veteran's attempt to save a young girl from a sex trafficking ring goes horribly wrong.
• NELYUBOV (Loveless)
  • Director ZVYAGINTSEV Andrey
  • Actors Maryana Spivak, Alexei Rozin
  • Country France
  • Plot A couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.

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