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“Crumble” Heats Up The Big Apple With Its World premiere

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Renata Bialkowska and Abel Ferrara heat up the NY Independent Film And Video Festival

Glamwire attended the World premiere of Renata Bialkowska’s steamy short film, Guests included the elegant lead actresses of the film: Oksana Lada (HBO’s The Sopranos); Alexandra Grossi (who was mistaken for Scarlett Johannson by a jet lagged journalist from Japan…she laughed it off and thanked him for the compliment); and AVN Hall of Famer, Brittany Andrews.  Other attendees included filmmaker Abel Ferrara, Producer David Karges, and Producer Martin Hampford. Tickets were sold out, but the director, Renata Bialkowska, gladly gave up her seat, saying, “The more people who see the film, the better!”

Oxana Lada and Alexandra Grossi from “Crumble”

“Crumble” also stars Steven Bauer, who is best known for his role opposite in Al Pacino in “Scarface. Unfortunately Bauer wasn’t able to attend but said on the phone, “I was drawn into playing the complex pimp character of Reda and I liked the energy of the producers. I can’t wait for the LA Premiere!”  The after-party, which was held at The Gates, featured a sponsored vodka bar and many personalities from the film festival, like its Executive Director, Stuart Alson, who commented, “’Crumble’ is a compelling and well made film with an outstanding effort from a first time director, and an unforgettable performance by newcomer Alexandra Grossi.”

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Porn Legend Brittany Andrews At “Crumble” World PreemeFor more information, you may visit  www.crumblethemovie.com

–Stephanie Brooke Friedman

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New Yorl Int’l Film Fest Unspools on 12th Street

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

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Above: A Scene from Abel Ferrara’s anticipated documentary,  Mulberry Street.

“THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO NYC July 22-29, 2010
200 SCREENINGS, RED CARPET PREMIERES, CELEBS, PARTIES, PANELS AND AN AWARDS CEREMONY”

New Yorkers in need of a cool, affordable yet satisfying indie film fix will be happy to hear that The New York International Film Festival (NYIFF) has announced their slate of domestic and international films and premieres. NYIFF runs from July 22nd-29th in Manhattan and will showcase a diverse range of features, shorts, documentaries and animations from all over the globe.  Film screenings begin July 23rd on 2 screens at City Cinemas Village East.

We are excited about:

Mulberry St., Directed by Abel Ferrara. 90 min. Documentary
Born in the Bronx and raised in upstate New York, Abel Ferrara started his professional film career on Mulberry Street in 1975. For the past year he’s been living on the block, and the feast of San Gennaro is the subject of his new film. While he has used this location for a few of his features, this time it’s the star of the film. Cast: Matthew Modine, Danny Aiello, Abel Ferrara, Frank Vincent, Gianni Russo, John ‘Cha Cha’ Ciarcia, Frank Aquilino, Shanyn Leigh and Frankie Cee.
*Screening Saturday, July 24th at 8pm, Screen 2

Dirty Little Tales, Directed by Mike Williams. 20 min. Comedy.
Michael Musto from the Village Voice, interviews ‘Daphane Goodall,’ an aging Heiress who has been cut-off her Trust Fund after she rips through over 4 million in three months. She decides to write a sex tell-all book about her everyday Sexual Escapades with very young men!
The book titled “The Adventures of Needa Little” ends up topping the #1 best Sellers List for 6 weeks in a row. Michael knows Daphane and her affluent family, feels the need to find out why she wrote such a detail book for his New York column. Cast: Michael Musto as himself, Deborah Sinico.
*Screening Monday, July 26th at 6pm, Screen 3

“DIRTY,” Directed by Raison Allah. 86 min. Music/Biography.
One word can change the world is an intimate look into the life and death of the ground-breaking hip hop artist Ol’ Dirty Bastard One Of  Wu-Tang Clan Founding Member. Featuring: ODB and the Wu-Tang Clan members, including: Rza, Gza, Method Man, Ghostface Killa, Raekwon Da Chef, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, ODB’s Bro
oklyn Zu, Sunz of Man, Kllarmy, The Black Knight and more of the 36 Chambers.
*Screening Thursday, July 29th at 10pm, Screen 2

For the complete film festival schedule, visit www.nyfilmvideo.com <http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/> . All film screenings take place at City Cinemas Village East (181 2nd ave. at 12th street).

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This Town Is Where it “Crumbles.” Thriller Premes Saturday Night at 6PM at Village East

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

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Legendary Porn Star Brittany Andrews and “Scarface” star Steven Bauer Roq “Crumble”

Noted Porn Star Brittany Andrews makes her producing debut and stars in Renatta Bialkowska’s “Crumble” which will have its world premiere at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) at Village East Cinema on Saturday July 24, 2010 at 6:10 PM on Screen 3. “Crumble” originated from a short story written by former film publicist Renata Bialkowska, who wanted to make a statement about the empowerment of women and exploitation of their sexuality.

Inspired by “Thelma and Louise” and “Requiem for a Dream,” the narrative unfolds as refined upper class trophy wife Lorna loses her seemingly perfect husband Mike to sordid affairs and dark addictions. She is then lured into the seedy New York City underground scene and empowers herself through an unlikely relationship with a prostitute named Bianca. A sexy arthouse thriller, “Crumble” is one woman’s journey through self-discovery and eventually out of the “box” that has imprisoned her for so many years.

Greed, lust, addiction, chaos… this truly gritty tale pays homage to the underworld of New York City and ends with a surprise twist sure to please even the most discerning fan of the genre. Bialkowska approached Golden Globe nominated actor Steven Bauer to play the role of the ruthless and dark antagonist named Reda. Bauer, best known for his role as Manolo opposite Al Pacino in “Scarface,” immediately took a liking to the script and his complex character. He has appeared in over 100 films including “Traffic” and “Primal Fear.”  The female protagonist, Lorna, is played by Ukrainian beauty Oksana Lada who is best known for her recurring role in HBO’s “The Sopranos,” and was recently in the Sundance nominated film “Cold Souls.”  NYIIFVF’s founder and Executive Producer Stuart Alson stated “’Crumble’ is a compelling and well made film with an outstanding effort from a first time director, and an unforgettable performance by newcomer Alexandra Grossi who plays ‘Bianca.’”

“Crumble” will have its world premiere on Saturday July 24th in New York City. For more information please go to www.crumblethemovie.com  NYIIFVF will take place July 22nd-29th 2010 and is a competitive film event that screens 250 diverse films from all over the globe. Film Tickets are priced at $12 and can be purchased through www.nyfilmvideo.com. Tickets for “Crumble” will also be available at the Village East Cinema during the festival. Accreditation: If you wish to receive complimentary industry/media VIP Passes, email filmpublicist@aol.com Please include your name, title, company. Interested parties will receive credentials for the whole event as long as they are approved.

 

ABOUT NYIFF: The New York International Film Festival was founded in 1993 by entertainment impresario Stuart Alson and is recognized as the largest competitive independent film event in the world. Indie guru Abel Ferrara famously quoted in MovieMaker, “This festival is the real deal: Everybody else just talks about doing it, these guys just do it!”  Passionate about exposing the latest independent films from all over the globe, NYIFF is a unique platform for emerging and established filmmakers to network and screen their work in the hope of getting exposure and a distribution deal. Past festivals have included the work of Abel Ferrara, Cameron Diaz, Dick Van Dyke, Eva Herzigova, Guy Pearce, George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, Michael Madsen, Rod Steiger, Sean Lennon, Tippi Hedren, Willem Dafoe, Willie Nelson and Vin Diesel.

Crumble’s Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8DrTN6XhOs

 

 


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Glamwire Welcomes New Arts and Entertainment Editor Stephanie Brooke Friedman

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010


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Our new Arts and Entertainment editor  Stephanie Brooke Friedman, began her film career handling the publicity for Fox Lorber Home Video, launching the DVD releases of such classic, arthouse and foreign independent films as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. After this, she worked as a film publicist with Donna Daniels Public Relations in New York, where she managed all phases of multimedia publicity campaigns on the feature films: Another Day in Paradise; B. Monkey; The Cider House Rules; Julien Donkey-Boy; Clay Pigeons; Diamonds; The Dreamlife of Angels; Hideous Kinky; Joe the King; The Limey; Mansfield Park; Sweet and Lowdown; The Virgin Suicides and Waking the Dead. Stephanie then went on to become the Director of Marketing and Publicity for Regent Entertainment. Stephanie will help broaden Glamwire’s Arts and Entertainment platform by covering, with fine staff of reporters, film festivals, premieres, art openings, music happenings and theatre. We are very proud to have Stephanie as part of our team.

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The Ninettes With Earl and Dusty

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

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The Ninettes with legendary art dealer and long time Rolling Stones manager and producer Earl McGrath, and Man About Town “Dustin,” at the very first preview screening of “The Notorious #9 and The Titillating 10’s” at Anthology Film Archives.

Photo: Melissa June Daniels/Glamwire

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New Look Mahvelous

Monday, March 8th, 2010

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Vera Famiglia/Marcessa at the 82 Academy Awards

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Glamwire Presents “The Notorious #9

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

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JETS JETS JETS a film of the poem by Tennesee Williams….by Todd Haynes and Efron Kazan.

Friday, January 22nd, 2010


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“JETS JETS JETS JETS” a film of the original poem by Tennesee Williams….by Todd Haynes and Efron Kazan

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Glamwire Presents: “The Notorious #9″

Friday, January 8th, 2010

 

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Anthology Film Archives

March 9, 2010 8 PM drinks/8:30 Show Sharp

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Please purchase the ticket you can afford so folks with lower income can purchase tickets. 

Anthology Film Archives March 9, 8 PM

  

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Hunger At Cannes Day 7

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

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Through the excellent work of Glamwire French Bureau Cheif Francine Di Martine and Glamwire Senior Reporter and Head Research Analyst Donny Wayne Schneider, we’ve been able to get a kind of a Audio Diary from The Hunger Striker, French Photojournalist Phillipe Le Fois (Above)

“Harvey Weinstein stopped by the Nigerian Film Pavillion, where I have been stationed today….and told me how chic and thin I looked and said something about hunger striking himself in Arizona after the festival….I thought it was rude…but rude, they say, is what Mr. W. is all about. I met him once, at my photo opening at Gallerie Boudoin Lebon in Paris in 2005. He was, em, totally rude. Anyway, I am striking to put an end to world hunger and genocide. Thats all. I’d love to see less noise more consideration and more civility…I do believe there is a time to get loud but not all the time and this IS an element to my mission…but those claiming I am striking for house seats to “Hair” are categorically incorrect, though “Hair” director Diane Paulus has been very gracious, as has the entire front office at Neiderlander Productions. There seems to be some erratic heartbeat, a feeling of intense dehydration and flashes akin to migraine flashes. The bottom line is, I believe the electronic world will ultimately contribute greatly to the uplifiting of lives of the poorest people…but I’m not sure…greed does extraordinary things…sometimes electronically….so I believe it takes a tuxedoed gent at Cannes to underline the idea that contributing to the genuine well being of the worlds poorest people will, in fact, glamorize the world. A question to you and Michael Bloomberg: why do subways have to be ugly?….why can’t they be lush and glamorous?….you heard me…I said what I said….why do housing projects have to be grotesque? Get it?….Okay…so now you know what I’m all about…. and sure I could really use a croissant and a pastis right about now…but the shock has been how possible this is, one CAN hunger strike for days…it does begin to actually happen….so glamorous subways and low income housing projects are also possible and can and will happen as well. Cheers.” 

–Philippe Le Fois, May 20th 2009