Today, the Las Vegas Film Festival kicks off at the Eastside Cannery Hotel and Casino. Various films are being premiered today, and actor John Saxon is holding a question and answer session tonight at 9 pm.
The documentaries that premiere today include "Under Our Skin," about Lyme disease "Truth in 24," about the rivalry between racing teams Audi Sport and Team Peugeot, "Immokalee USA," about migrant farm workers in Immokalee, Florida, and "Medicinal," an investigation of medicinal marijuana in California.
Feature films will premiere today as well, including "Remarkable Power," starring Kevin Nealon, "Teplitz," the animated feature "Summerhood," and "God's Ears," starring Michael Worth and John Saxon.
The festival will continue tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, with a closing night filmmaker party on Sunday to close the event.
The documentaries that premiere today include "Under Our Skin," about Lyme disease "Truth in 24," about the rivalry between racing teams Audi Sport and Team Peugeot, "Immokalee USA," about migrant farm workers in Immokalee, Florida, and "Medicinal," an investigation of medicinal marijuana in California.
Feature films will premiere today as well, including "Remarkable Power," starring Kevin Nealon, "Teplitz," the animated feature "Summerhood," and "God's Ears," starring Michael Worth and John Saxon.
The festival will continue tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, with a closing night filmmaker party on Sunday to close the event.
- 4/9/2009
- icelebz.com
Nealon headed 'Upstairs'
Kevin Nealon has joined the cast of Fox's adventure comedy They Came From Upstairs, starring Ashley Tisdale.
Upstairs, produced by Barry Josephson and directed by John Schultz, revolves around a group of teens who team to defend their Maine vacation home from an alien invasion upstairs.
Nealon will play Tisdale's dad, Stuart Pearson. Gillian Vigman has already been cast as the mom.
Nealon plays Doug Wilson on Showtime's Weeds, which is starting preproduction on its fourth season following an interim agreement between series producer Lionsgate TV and the WGA.
His upcoming features include Remarkable Power and You Don't Mess With the Zohan.
Nealon is repped by Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Upstairs, produced by Barry Josephson and directed by John Schultz, revolves around a group of teens who team to defend their Maine vacation home from an alien invasion upstairs.
Nealon will play Tisdale's dad, Stuart Pearson. Gillian Vigman has already been cast as the mom.
Nealon plays Doug Wilson on Showtime's Weeds, which is starting preproduction on its fourth season following an interim agreement between series producer Lionsgate TV and the WGA.
His upcoming features include Remarkable Power and You Don't Mess With the Zohan.
Nealon is repped by Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
- 1/30/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Arnold has 'Power' for Beckner pic
Tom Arnold has been cast in Remarkable Power, an indie comedic thriller from screenwriter-director Brandon Beckner.
The story centers on an eclectic collection of Los Angeles locals whose lives are intertwined after a late-night talk-show host masterminds an elaborate stunt to save his canceled show, with murder and mayhem ensuing. Arnold will play a low-rent private investigator.
Also in the cast are Kip Pardue, Nora Zehetner, Dule Hill, Johnny Messner, Bob Sapp, Kevin Nealon and Christopher Titus.
Scot Sampila, who co-wrote the script with Beckner, is producing, and Arnold is exec producing.
Power is the latest indie Arnold has taken on as he sheds the broad comedy side of his persona. He recently had roles in Playtone's The Great Buck Howard and Gardens of the Night, a drama about teenage street kids. Arnold next appears in Pride, a sports drama starring Terrence Howard.
Arnold is repped by ICM and Brillstein-Grey.
The story centers on an eclectic collection of Los Angeles locals whose lives are intertwined after a late-night talk-show host masterminds an elaborate stunt to save his canceled show, with murder and mayhem ensuing. Arnold will play a low-rent private investigator.
Also in the cast are Kip Pardue, Nora Zehetner, Dule Hill, Johnny Messner, Bob Sapp, Kevin Nealon and Christopher Titus.
Scot Sampila, who co-wrote the script with Beckner, is producing, and Arnold is exec producing.
Power is the latest indie Arnold has taken on as he sheds the broad comedy side of his persona. He recently had roles in Playtone's The Great Buck Howard and Gardens of the Night, a drama about teenage street kids. Arnold next appears in Pride, a sports drama starring Terrence Howard.
Arnold is repped by ICM and Brillstein-Grey.
- 12/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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