New Movie - "American Virgin"

Check out this site and trailer for the new film "American Virgin" (previously called "Virgin on Bourbon Street").

It stars Rob Schneider, but also stars Chase Jeffery - a great young actor who is the lead in my WB web series "Exposed" and the co-lead in my recent feature film "Spilt Milk". He's really good...

https://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/virginonbourbonstreet/

-Blake

48 Hour Film Project-Dallas

I was a judge this year at the 48 Hour Film Project-Dallas. Good event, and some good films. Here's a list of the winners:

Best Use of Character
"X-Mas Con" by Lonecow Productions

Best Use of Prop
"Keyless Entry" by Pugs and Peanut Butter

Best Use of Line of Dialogue
"Keyless Entry" by Pugs and Peanut Butter

Best Costumes
"The Sleepover" by Curtis Needs a Ride

Best Choreography
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers

Best Special Effects
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers

Best Graphics
"The Legend of Bobby Doty" by Badasserasaurus

Best Sound Design
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers

Best Musical Score
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers

Best Cinematography
"Loose Cannons" by whispering eye

Best Editing
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers

Best Acting
"Keyless Entry" by Pugs and Peanut Butter

Best Writing
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers

Best Directing
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers

Runner Up for Best Film
"Keyless Entry" by Pugs and Peanut Butter

Best Film
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers

Audience Awards for the Dallas 48HFP

The audience has spoken! The following teams won the audience awards for their respective screenings. Congratulations!

Audience Award Winner: Group A
"Keyless Entry" by Pugs and Peanut Butter (genre: Cop/Detective)

Audience Award Winner: Group B
"A Love Not Standing" by Last Minute Movie Makers (genre: Comedy)

For more info on the 48 Hour Film Project visit www.48hourfilm.com

-Blake

New PAPER HEART Promos (w/Jake Johnson)

Jake Johnson stars in "Paper Heart" with Michael Cera and Charlene Yi. Movie opens in August. They're going around country now promoting the film and a lot of video promos are popping up too. BTW, Jake is also the star of my latest film "Spilt Milk".


Paper Heart - Exclusive Interview with BIll Hader! - Watch more Funny Videos

EXCLUSIVE Paper Heart Extra - Paul Scheer from Paul Scheer

-Blake

New Koldcast TV Promo

New Koldcast TV Promo featuring a lot of their current shows including "88 Hits"...



-Blake

88 HITS Story from Tilzy.TV

Nice piece on my web series "88 Hits":
http://www.tilzy.tv/88-hits-documents-unorganized-mobsters-that-never-hit-their-prime.htm

We're really getting some good response from this show.

Check it out on KOLDCAST.TV.

-Blake

WRAPPED!!!

"Spilt Milk" is now wrapped!!! Had a really, really smooth shoot. GREAT cast & crew. I think the movie is going to be very good. I know the wrap party was. :)

Pictures, clips, trailer, etc. all coming soon. We'll be creating a Facebook page and official website soon too.

-Blake

SPILT MILK Shoot

We're into our 3rd week of production on the indie feature comedy "Spilt Milk". Tomorrow is the start of our final shooting days.

Overall things have been going very smooth. Haven't had much time to blog about it here, but if you follow me on Twitter (@blake_calhoun) or are friends with me on Facebook (facebook.com/blakecalhoun) I've been updating things there more often. Will definitely post photos and clips here in the coming weeks and months.

Talk soon--
BC

PINK in HD Video Pro Magazine

There is a good article on web TV including PINK and GEMINI DIVISION in the June 2009 HD Video Pro magazine. It's on most newsstands including places like Barnes and Noble and Borders. Check it out if you can! :)

-Blake

Another Jake Promo

Here's a funny promo with Jake Johnson for "Paper Heart". This one also features Jack Black (Jake's in my new film I'm directing)...

Paper Heart Exclusive!

Jake Johnson in PAPER HEART

We booked Jake Johnson in our new film SPILT MILK in the leading role. Here's a trailer for PAPER HEART the Sundance hit film that he stars in with Michael Cera and Charlyn Yi...

Pre-Pro In Full Swing...

Been really busy this last week with Pre-Production on the new indie feature I'm directing called "Spilt Milk". I'm actually doing a descent amount of "micro blogging" on Twitter, so if your'e interested please follow me @blake_calhoun. I'll likely post things there more often than here (really because it's easily done on my iPhone). :)

Anyway, this week we've secured a great grocery store location - a closed down Walmart Neighborhood store. Tough part is dressing it out to look like a working store! It has all the racks and signs still in it, but not product of course. But, we do have several product placement companies on board and it's starting to fill up.

Other thing is we're now rounding out the cast and it's coming together nicely. We've got some really talented folks involved that are going to make this film reallly come alive!

During the production I'll try and post some photos and video, but again, I'll likely do a lot of that on Twitter and probably Facebook too.

Now back to work!

-Blake

88 HITS listed on eGuiders

Daisy Whitney listed my web comedy "88 HITS" on eGuiders. Very cool!

http://eguiders.com/video/family-man

-Blake

88 HITS in WIRED Magazine

My web series "88 HITS" is mentioned in a WIRED Online story called "7 Webotainers Worth Watching"

Check it out:
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/05/7-webotainers-worth-watching/

-Blake

Casting Notice for Indie Feature (in Dallas)

CASTING NOTICE ---------------------------------------

Project Name: SPILT MILK
Project Type: Independent Feature Film
Production Co.: Languishing Productions, LLC
Rate: SAG Ultra Low (union and non-union actors welcome)

Audition Date/Time: Wednesday May 20, 2009
10:00am – 4:00pm (by appointment only)

Audition Location: MPS Studios
141 Regal Row
Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 630-1655

Scheduling Contact: “Spilt Milk” Casting (in email subject line)
loudpics@yahoo.com
(214) 521-4962 – please try email first though

SABRINA -- Late teens. Caucasian. Popular-type. A privileged girl who doesn't get along with her mother Shannon on anything since the divorce. She's very good at playing nice when she wants something, but doesn't know what to do when that doesn't work.

JOSH -- Late teens. Caucasian. A cocky kid who puts on a big attitude to try and impress Sabrina. He's actually a decent guy, but is afraid to let anyone see it.

TIA -- Late teens. Caucasian. Friends with Sabrina, also Josh's cousin. She's quick and smart, but somehow constantly underestimated.

RODNEY -- Late teens-early 20s. Any ethnicity. Rodney works with Todd stocking shelves while getting ready to join the military. He often goes unnoticed, but he's a hard worker, trying to see everything he does as training for the army.

SHANNON -- 40s. Caucasian. Mother of Sabrina, married for money, and addicted to prescription drugs; Shannon goes through life, disconnected from reality. She chooses to complain about how everything and everyone around her has come up short, in order to disguise the failings in her own life. Deep down she does care for her daughter though, even if she doesn’t show it.

PINK and 88 HITS now on TiVO

If you have a broad-band connected TiVO DVR you can now download episodes of PINK and 88 HITS for FREE.

Check it out here

This is part of our distribution deal with the good folks at Koldcast TV. Thanks to them and to the fans of the shows. :)

-Blake

Natalie Raitano TV Interview

Check out this fun interview with "Pink" star Natalie Raitano on the Gordon Keith Show...



-Blake

GH1 Slomo Footage

Slomo footage shot with the new Panasonic GH1 STILL CAMERA...

Kauai sunset: Lumix GH1 slow motion from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Game changer folks, game changer.

-Blake

New 88 HITS on Koldcast TV Today

New episode "Family Man"...



Direct link to video

Check it out!

-Blake

88 HITS now on iTunes and Zune

You can now watch 88 HITS on iTunes and Zune. If you have an iPod, iPhone or Zune simply subscribe and then sync your device and the show will be right there. Oh, and did I mention it's FREE. :)

Click here for iTunes

Click here for Zune

-Blake