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| May 7, 2008 – CineVegas Film Festival 2008 Line-Up! |
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The 10th annual CineVegas Film Festival, to be held June 12 – 21 at the Palms Casino Resort and the Brenden Theatres, will open with Peter Cattaneo’s The Rocker and close with Sean McGinly’s The Great Buck Howard, it was announced today by Trevor Groth, Artistic Director. The tenth installment of the Sin City festival presents work from innovative, uninhibited and renegade artists by offering a selection of world and U.S. premieres of narratives and documentaries, advance screenings of high-profile films, the best new independent films, a Mexican cinema sidebar, and a program of shorts and features from Nevada filmmakers. Click the photo for more information. |
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| May 6, 2008 - Antonio Fargas in Everybody Hates Chris |
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Our Creative Advisor Antonio Fargas is in LA this week shooting another episode of Everybody Hates Chris. This episode is guest starring the beautiful Robin Givins. Mr. Fargas plays Mr. Harris (a.k.a. "Doc"), the local grocery store owner. The show was inspired by Chris Rock's life as a kid. Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock narrates and executive produces this very hilarious and touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children in Brooklyn, NY, in 1982. Click the poster for more information. |
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| May 5, 2008 – Iron Man Soars Over Box Office |
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Iron Man kicks off the Summer Movie Season with a blast - pulling in nearly $100 million, the second-biggest non-sequel opening weekend. Made of Honor the expected bridesmaid of the weekend at #2. The Forbidden Kingdom falls from #3 to #6 and figures to continue falling with more summer competition on the way. Horton Hears a Who! falls out of the top 10 for the first time in 8 weeks. Click the photo for more information. |
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| May 2, 2008 – Iron Man Starring Robert Downey Jr. Opens Today |
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Another film that shot some scenes here in Las Vegas is Iron Man with an estimated budget of 186 million. Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man. This film is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges. Click the poster for more information. |
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| May 1, 2008 - Women In Film Las Vegas Mixer |
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Women In Film Las Vegas is having a mixer today from 6:00PM - 8:30PM. Donations are accepted at the door and they are $10.00 for WIF Members and $15.00 for Non-Members. The event is hosted by DreamVision Studios located at 6705 S. Eastern Ave Las Vegas, NV 89119 (Sunset and Eastern). Feel free to join them and enjoy an evening of networking and fun. Click the logo for complete details. |
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| April 28, 2008 - Baby Mama Delivers Box Office Win |
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In the last weekend before the summer movie season starts, Universal Pictures' Baby Mama opened in first place with an estimated $18.3 million from 2,543 theaters. Averaging $7,184 per theater, the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy was made for about $30 million. New Line's Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, starring John Cho, Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, Roger Bart and Neil Patrick Harris, pulled in $14.6 million from 2,510 theaters, an average of $5,804. The comedy sequel carried a budget of just $12 million. Last week's champ, Lionsgate's The Forbidden Kingdom, added $11.2 million for a total of $38.3 million. Landing in third, the film features the first team-up of Jackie Chan and Jet Li on the big screen. Universal's Forgetting Sarah Marshall also dropped two spots to fourth with $11 million. The comedy, budgeted at $30 million, has earned $35.1 million in two weeks. Fox Walden fantasy-adventure Nim's Island remained in fifth place, taking in another $4.5 million and pushing its four-week total to $38.9 million, compared to its budget of $37 million. Other newcomer, 20th Century Fox's Deception debuted in the 10th spot with only $2.23 million from 2,001 theaters, an average of just $1,111. The thriller stars Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams. Meanwhile, Helen Hunt's new romantic dramedy Then She Found Me opened in 9 theaters and made $74,400. Click the poster for more information. |
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| April 25, 2008 – Deception Starring Hugh Jackman Opens Today |
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A disconnected accountant finds his mundane life injected with a new sense of urgency after striking up a friendship with a charismatic attorney in director Marcel Langenegger's sexually charged action thriller. Jonathan (Ewan McGregor) is an accountant who has lost his passion in life. When his powerful new lawyer friend, Wyatt (Hugh Jackman), introduces Jonathan to a salacious new sex club called The List, the dejected accountant soon believes he has found the woman of his dreams. His newfound happiness takes a turn for the worse, however, when Jonathan is named the prime suspect in the woman's disappearance as well as the theft of 20 million dollars. Written by Mark Bomback, directed by Marcel Langenegger, starring Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams. Click the poster for more information. |
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| April 24, 2008 - Real Actors Workshop Wrap Party Hosted by Rusty Meyers |
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Rusty Meyers hosts a WRAP PARTY today from 6:00PM - 9:00PM at Torino’s located at 5570 W. Flamingo (between Jones & Decatur). Over 50 people interested in film making attended last month. This is a great opportunity to meet and network with others in the entertainment business (Film/TV/Stage), including cast and crew industry members. They also screen reels, trailers and shorts films on a big screen TV, so bring yours with you as well as your friends. You will receive great food & drink specials with no cover. Click the poster for complete details. |
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| April 21, 2008 – The Forbidden Kingdom Tops Box Office |
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A Jet Li / Jackie Chan team-up is what people wanted, and that’s what they got this weekend, as The Forbidden Kingdom fought its way to a $20 million opening weekend. Forgetting Sarah Marshall wasn’t far behind at #2, with $17.3 million. Al Pacino and 88 Minutes didn’t fare quite so well, earning just $6.8 mil, meanwhile Prom Night continued to do well in its second weekend, and Nim’s Island rounded out the Top 5. Click the poster for more information. |
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| April 18, 2008 – Al Pacino in 88 Minutes Opens Today |
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Dr. Jack Gramm is a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer who is already on death row, before his time runs out. This film is written by Gary Scott Thompson, directed by Jon Avnet and stars Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman and William Forsythe. Click the poster for more information. |
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| April 14, 2008 – Prom Night Wins Weekend Box Office |
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Audiences made a date with "Prom Night," the remake of the 1980 slasher flick that took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie, released by Sony's Screen Gems banner, stars Brittany Snow as a teen terrorized by a psycho killer on prom night. It overcame the critical drubbing handed to most fright films, which have a built-in audience that often turns out in big numbers on opening weekend regardless of reviews. Click the poster for more information. |
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| April 11, 2008 – Pago Music Video |
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Vegas Background is casting a music video for Italian Singer Pago. Casting Director Heather Sampson is seeking male and female extras that look 25-50 years old of any ethnicity. Click the photo for complete details.
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| April 11, 2008 – Street Kings Opens Today |
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Tom Ludlow played by Keanu Reeves is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him. Click the photo for more information. |
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| April 10, 2008 – Legal Reality Show Pilot |
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Vegas Casting is casting a pilot for a legal reality show. Casting Director Heather Sampson is seeking 2 female principal speaking roles. This production shoots this Saturday April, 12, 2008. Click the photo for complete details. |
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| April 7, 2008 – 21 Tops Weekend Box Office Again |
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21 won with an estimated $15.1 million for a cool $46.5 million in ten days. Leatherheads, brought in an estimated $13.5 million on approximately 3,300 screens at 2,769 theaters. The $58 million picture is directed and produced by George Clooney. Starring are Oscar winners George Clooney and Renee Zellweger as they match wits in Leatherheads, a quick-witted romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league in 1925. Click the poster for more information.
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| April 4, 2008 – My Blueberry Nights |
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Another film that shot some scenes here in Las Vegas is My Blueberry Nights with an estimated budget of 10 million. The film stars Jude Law, Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman. A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way. It opens in the United States
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| April 1, 2008 – Christopher J. Buzzell Lectures Entrepreneur Class |
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CBEG President and CEO Christopher J. Buzzell humbly accepted an invitation and spoke to up and coming entrepreneurs for an hour at the College of Southern Nevada. The class is taught by Professor Bob McLeod who has an M.B.A. and Ph.D. Click the photo for more information.
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| March 31, 2008 – Kevin Spacey's 21 Tops Weekend Box Office |
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The producers of 21 are quite pleased, bringing in $23 million to top the weekend box office charts, with Horton Hears a Who! pulling up in second and becoming the first movie in 2008 to crack $100 million. Superhero Movie earned $9.5 mil, with Meet The Browns and Drillbit Taylor rounding out the top 5. Click the picture for more information. |
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| March 28, 2008 – 21 Starring Kevin Spacey Opens Today |
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Professor Kevin Spacey organizes a Las Vegas field trip for six math geniuses from M.I.T. who win millions in a card counting scheme. The only problem is, Laurence Fishburne is on the side of the casinos. Click the poster for more information. |
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| March 27, 2008 - Women In Film Las Vegas Mixer |
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Women In Film Las Vegas is having a mixer today from 6:00PM - 8:30PM. Donations are accepted at the door and they are $10.00 for WIF Members and $15.00 for Non-Members. The event is hosted by DreamVision Studios located at 6705 S. Eastern Ave Las Vegas, NV 89119 (Sunset and Eastern). They have a new Master Chef that will be treating you to a culinary delight. They have also recently acquired all kinds of movie memorabilia and crew gear that they will be selling for almost nothing for everyone who comes to the mixer. Feel free to join them and enjoy an evening of networking and fun. Click the logo for complete details. |
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| March 27, 2008 – Real Actors Workshop Wrap Party Hosted by Rusty Meyers |
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Rusty Meyers hosts a WRAP PARTY today from 6:00PM - 9:00PM at Torino’s located at 5570 W. Flamingo (between Jones & Decatur). Over 50 people interested in film making attended last month. This is a great opportunity to meet and network with others in the entertainment business (Film/TV/Stage), including cast and crew industry members. They also screen reels, trailers and shorts films on a big screen TV, so bring yours with you as well as your friends. You will receive great food & drink specials with no cover. Click the poster for complete details. |
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| March 24, 2008 – Horton Hears #1 Again, Meet the Browns #2 |
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An elephant's faithful one hundred percent. And, so is its audience. Dr. Seuss fans helped Horton hatch his second box office victory in a row with $25 million over Easter weekend as Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns came in close behind with $20 million. Fox's animated comedy screened in nearly twice as many theaters as the Browns and suffered a 44% drop over the Easter weekend, but managed to bring its cumulative gross to $86 million (the year's best so far). Click the poster for more information. |
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| March 21, 2008 - Drillbit Taylor Starring Owen Wilson Opens Today |
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When you're three nerdy high-school freshman prone to getting atomic wedgies (and worse) at school, what do you do? You hire a homeless guy named Drillbit (Owen Wilson) to protect you, of course, and then you wait for the hilarity to ensue. Click the poster for more information. |
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| March 17, 2008 - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! |
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Horton trampled to the top of the North American box office this weekend with US$45.1 million in revenues, according to studio estimates. Released by 20th Century-Fox and directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino, the computer-animated film features the voice of Jim Carrey as an eccentric elephant who struggles to protect a microscopic community living on a speck of dust. Click the picture for more information. |
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| March 15, 2008 - Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show |
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Antonio Fargas will be appearing at the Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show at the Chicago Marriott O'Hare Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The show will be held 10AM to 5PM on March 15th and 10AM to 4PM on March 16th. Click the logo for more information. |
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| March 14, 2008 - Never Back Down Starring Sean Faris Opens Today |
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At his new high school, a rebellious teen Jake Tyler (Sean Faris)
is lured into an ultimate underground fighting club in a Backyard Fight, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. After receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family, Jake seeks the mentoring of a veteran fighter, to train his mind and body for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his unrelenting personal nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). Click the poster for more information.
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| March 13, 2008 – ShoWest Awards |
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Christopher Buzzell Entertainment Group (CBEG) executives enjoyed the ShoWest Awards today. In attendance at the trade show's awards ceremony were a series of big and small screen celebrities, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Anne Hathaway, Kate Bosworth, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Christina Ricci, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Brandon Fraser, Emile Hirsch, Seth Rogen and Robert Downey, Jr .. Click the photo for more information. |
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| March 10, 2008 – CBEG Executives Attend ShoWest |
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Christopher Buzzell Entertainment Group (CBEG) executives attended ShoWest today. ShoWest has been the most prestigious and longest running convention and trade show for the cinema exhibition and distribution community. Cinema Exhibition professionals come to ShoWest for exciting film screenings of major studio and independent feature films slated for Summer release as well as product reel presentations, exciting special events with Hollywood’s hottest stars, educational seminars and to find the latest products, services and technologies at the largest trade show of its kind. Click the logo for more information. |
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| February 29, 2008 - Antonio wins £10,000 for BAFA! |
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On the inaugural the BingoLotto show earlier this evening Antonio Fargas, who played Huggy Bear in the seventies hit show, Starsky and Hutch, won £10,000 for the British American Football Association! Click the photo for the complete story.
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| February 26, 2008 - Antonio Fargas promotes ‘Get Into American Football’ |
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Antonio, who flew into Great Britain yesterday, joined BingoLotto presenters, Joe Pasquale and Suzanne Shaw to promote “Get into American Football” at the BingoLotto launch at Trafalgar Square earlier today. Click the photo for the complete story. |
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| February 25, 2008 – Shooting Stars Column |
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The always delightful Carol Cling mentioned the Jeans Infomercial that Vegas Background is casting. Thanks for your support, we look forward to reading your column every Monday in the LVRJ. Click the photo to read Carol Cling's article. |
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| February 22, 2008 - Antonio Fargas Supports BAFA on BingoLotto Show |
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Antonio Fargas is flying to Great Britain to represent BAFA on the BingoLotto launch show. Antonio arrives in Great Britain on Monday, February 25 and will appear at a number of promotional events including a photo-call at Trafalgar Square with current National Champions, London Blitz, on the run up to the show that is live on Virgin 1 and Challenge TV at 7:00pm Friday, February 29. Click the photo to read the complete story. |
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| February 21, 2008 – Vegas Background is Casting a Jeans Infomercial |
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Casting Director Heather Sampson is looking for females with medium to big butts for an interesting product geared for women: Jeans that help make your butt more contour. Click the photo for complete details. |
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| February 20, 2008 - Women In Film Las Vegas Mixer |
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Women In Film Las Vegas is having a mixer today from 6:30pm-8:30pm. The event is hosted by DreamVision Studios. Click the logo for complete details. |
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| February 8, 2008 – Abduction of Jesse Bookman |
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CBEG’s Creative Advisor Antonio Fargas just returned from shooting the Abduction of Jesse Bookman in Louisiana for 3 weeks. Mr. Fargas played Frank Bookman, the father of Jesse Bookman, a troubled New Orleans burglary detective gains local fame when he foils a convenient store robbery. Click the photo for more information.
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| February 5, 2008 – Lamborghini Casting Update |
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Casting Director Heather Sampson would like to thank all the talent that auditioned for Lamborghini. Ms. Sampson had this to say, “They were very pleased with the turnout. We auditioned hundreds of singers, dancers, drummers and martial artists from around the world including London, Orlando, New York, Texas, Arizona, Utah and Los Angeles. We scheduled almost 100 callbacks for the client to see today. They will let us know who they have chosen in 2 – 4 weeks. We will post who was chosen right here on the news. Click the photo for more information. |
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| January 30, 2008 – Japanese Film and Television Star Sachiko Kokubu |
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Christopher J. Buzzell guest starred on a travel show scheduled to air on Japanese Television. The show stars Japanese Film and television star Sachiko Kokubu. Mr. Buzzell spoke with Sachiko Kokubu regarding her interest in working on American Films. “She said she is very interested, so we will keep her in mind for our future projects for Buzzell Films, Daddy Lawless Pictures and Skeleton Breath Films, said Mr. Buzzell. Click the photo for more information. |
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| January 28, 2008 – Vegas Casting Auditioning for a Lamborghini Event |
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Vegas Casting is auditioning for a Lamborghini event in May. We are auditioning singers, dancers, drummers and martial artists. The pay ranges from $5,000 to $14,000. Please click the logo for complete details.
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| January 22, 2008 - Women In Film Las Vegas January Mixer |
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Women In Film Las Vegas is having a mixer today from 6:30pm-8:30pm. The event is hosted by DreamVision Studios. Click the logo for complete details. |
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| January 18, 2008 – Top This Party: Episode 6 |
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Check out Top This Party on Lifetime where tonight’s episode features a toga party that was cast by Heather Sampson for Vegas Background. Former Las Vegas lounge singer Donna plans an extravagant toga party for her boss, Abram Abrams, but little does she know that she will be the opening act. Click the photo for more information. |
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| January 14, 2008 – Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Bed-Stuy |
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Check out our own Antonio Fargas as Doc on Everybody Hates Chris tonight on CW. After Chris's first article for the school paper is rejected, he creates a bogus story about a serial killer in Bed-Stuy--which only gets him in more trouble. Click the photo for more information. |
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| January 11, 2008 – LVCVA Audition |
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Emily C. Chang from ImaginAsian Entertainment, Inc., rented Vegas Casting’s facility to cast for the LVCVA. Click the logo for more information. |
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| January 7, 2008 - LaVoce Article |
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The term “movie magic” stirs up thoughts of grandeur complete with Tinkerbelle’s pixie dust, but for Christopher J. Buzzell and his companies in the Christopher Buzzell Entertainment Group (CBEG), the business of cinema is a way of life. Click the magazine cover to read the article. |
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| January 3, 2008 – Bleeding Heart |
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The 1st film scheduled for pre-production this year is a thriller called Bleeding Heart. It is an Alfred Hitchcock-type thriller with an exciting plot. Click the poster for more information. |
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| January 3, 2008 – A Cowboy Named Slide |
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CBEG has hired Mikos Zavros (The I Scream Man) to write the screenplay for A Cowboy Named Slide. A Horror/Action film about a modern day gun slinging, desert dwelling, serial killing vigilante. Click the poster for more information. |
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| January 3, 2008 – One Life |
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CBEG has hired Jeffrey Ross and Victoria Claibourn to write the screenplay for One Life. One Life is based on the book April Rush written by Heather Sampson. Click the poster for more information. |
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| January 2, 2008 – CBEG Companies and Team |
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An incredible amount of blood, sweat and tears went into putting the CBEG team together. And with this team is the birth of new and exciting companies. So scroll down to check them out. 2008 is just the beginning of simply amazing things to come. Click the logo for more information. |
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| January 2, 2008 – CBEG Film Factory (CFF) |
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CFF stands for CBEG’s Film Factory. This company is designed to produce feature films as manufactured commodities. The strategy is to determine market demand and demographic trends, and then produce product (films) to meet that global demand. Films will be produced in bulk, and distribution will be provided to ensure a seamless transition from one film to another. CFF is divided into three market divisions: Low Budget, Medium Budget and High Budget. Click the logo for more information. |
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| January 2, 2008 – Buzzell Films |
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Buzzell Films is CFF’s high budget (anything over $5 million) market division that produces feature films, made-for-television movies, and DVD films. Click the logo for more information.
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| January 2, 2008 – Daddy Lawless Pictures |
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Daddy Lawless Pictures is CFF’s medium budget ($2 to $5 million) market division that produces feature films, made-for-television movies, and DVD films. Click the logo for more information. |
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